I took my photocopied birth certificate, which had been signed by the attending nurse and notarized, along with my Social Security card to the BMV to get my learner's permit and was promptly turned away. I had to get a form that looks very much like the one posted above from the Guernsey County Health Department. Fortunately, I have a sister who still lives there, so she got me a copy and mailed it to me.
The ordeal of getting my papers in order made taking my driving test (yes, road and maneuverability) anti-climactic.
The moral of this story: If you're over thirty or so, that piece of paper you think is your birth certificate, original or photocopied, is probably no longer worth the paper it was printed on. And anyone who knows what county you were born in can get a copy of your birth certificate.
In Hawaii, only the individual or other legally authorized persons can obtain it, supposedly.