Section 1540.100  Birth Date Verification

a)         Any person or persons making application for a retirement annuity, survivors or widows annuity, nonoccupational, occupational or temporary disability benefit shall submit as proof of birth date, a legal copy of their birth certificate or birth record.

b)         Upon the submission by the member of documentation from an official employed by the state or county where the birth occurred that states that no birth record exists, the following documents may be submitted for consideration:

1)         Military records

2)         Marriage record showing date of birth

3)         Evidence of Social Security payments that require attainment of specific age

4)         Church records of birth or baptism

5)         Passport or immigration and naturalization record

6)         Two or more documents showing birth dates, such as insurance policies, school records, and medical records

c)         If none of the above documents are available, an affidavit from parents, older brother or sister, or relative having knowledge of the date of birth may be considered.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 3530, effective February 22, 2023)