Section R. 325.3234 - Vital record documents; public inspection and copyingRule 4.
(1) An original vital record document registered at the office of the state registrar shall not be open to public inspection.(2) Vital record documents on file at the office of a local registrar shall not be open to public inspection, except when a local registrar determines that a person eligible to receive a copy of a selected individual record has a legitimate research interest in inspecting the record.(3) A local registrar may allow any person who is eligible to receive a copy of a record and who has a legitimate research interest in inspecting the record to inspect vital records books of marriages and deaths when the individual record of interest cannot be located in the place specified in the index or when there is a possibility that the document may not have been properly recorded or indexed.(4) A local registrar may restrict access to records or indexes which are determined to be in such a state of deterioration that public use of the index or document may result in damage to the record or index.(5) Except as provided in subrule (2) or (3) of this rule or by law, a local registrar shall not allow persons to inspect or copy information from vital record documents on file in the office of the local registrar.(6) A local registrar or the state registrar shall release a copy or certified copy of a vital record or information contained in a vital record only to a person who is eligible to receive a copy or certified copy of a vital record or information contained in a vital record as specified in sections 2882, 2883, and 2884 of the code.(7) A local registrar shall not permit the inspection or copying of information collected for statistical or health purposes from original vital records documents in his or her possession before transmission to the state registrar, except upon written permission from the state registrar.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3234