ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH

(1) A certified copy of a birth certificate or state birth registration shall be proof of the date of birth for the purpose of completing an application for retirement benefits. (2) If a birth certificate or state birth registration is not available, the board will accept a driver's license and one of the following as proof of date of birth: (a) baptismal record; (b) selective service record; (c) armed forces discharge; (d) passport; (e) school record; (f) tribal identification or registration; (g) naturalization record; (h) alien registration record; or (i) other records submitted by the member which are acceptable to MPERA. (3) If the birth certificate is in a language other than English, MPERA may request one of the alternative means of identification listed in (2). Authorizing statute(s): 19-2-403 , MCA Implementing statute(s): 19-2-403 , MCA History: NEW, 1986 MAR p. 1454, Eff. 8/29/86; AMD & TRANS, from ARM 2.43.504 , 2008 MAR p. 2467, Eff. 12/1/08.