Hi Ellen and List, I just called the Chemung Co. Vital Statistics regarding the personal checks. The nice lady said that so many checks bounce and are uncollectible that about a year ago they stopped taking personal checks. She said that they would accept Bank Certified Checks or Money Orders Also Albany had mandated that a photo copy of an ID be sent with the information wanted. This is for security reasons even for the 1800's. Pat Wainwright On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 08:42:29 -0600 "Ellen Buglewicz" <[email protected]> writes: > I'm wondering what's up with the vital records office in Chemung > County?!? I ordered death certificates in July and received them > all without incident within a week. When I ordered another bundle > in August, they sent my order back and claimed that personal checks > were not accepted. Was there a change in policy or did my order > just reach an irritable clerk? And if I can't send a check, what am > I supposed to do? > > Ellen Kane Buglewicz