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Illinois

Last updated on March 6, 2020

The Myth of the One-Chance OBC

Floating Paper Airplanes OBC

Two states, Illinois and Texas, have recently said they provide one copy—and only one—of the original birth certificate, no matter what happened to your first.

Last updated on April 18, 2022

Illinois

Detail from Illinois road map

IIllinois denies the unrestricted right of all adult adoptees to obtain their own original birth certificates. It uses a date-based approach and allows redactions.

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