§ 31-10-14. Issuance of New Certificate of Birth Following Adoption and Legitimation or Paternity Determination
The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state when the state registrar receives the following: A report of adoption as provided in Code Section 31-10-13 or a report of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state or foreign country, or a […]
§ 31-10-30. Posting Facts of Death to Birth Certificates
To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the state registrar is authorized to match birth and death certificates, in accordance with written standards promulgated by the state registrar to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the fact of death and to post the facts […]
§ 31-10-15. Death Certificate; Filing; Medical Certification; Forwarding Death Certificate to Decedent’s County of Residence; Purging Voter Registration List
A certificate of death for each death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the county in which the death occurred or the body was found within ten days after the death as follows: If the place of death is unknown but the dead body is found in this […]
§ 31-10-4. Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Records
The commissioner shall appoint the state registrar of vital records, hereinafter referred to as “state registrar,” subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board, classified service. History. Code 1933, § 88-1704, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-10-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, […]
§ 31-10-5. Duties and Powers of State Registrar; Delegation of Functions and Duties
The state registrar shall: Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations issued under this chapter and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the State Office of Vital Records; Direct and supervise the State Office of Vital Records and be custodian of its records; Direct, supervise, and control the […]
§ 31-10-6. Local Registrars, Local Custodians, Special Abstracting Agents, and Deputies; Appointment; Duties
The state registrar may appoint a local registrar and local custodian for each county and a special abstracting agent as necessary. Appointees must meet the qualifications and perform the duties required by this chapter and regulations of the department. The state registrar may appoint local deputy registrars as necessary. A local registrar, subject to the […]
§ 31-10-7. Form of Certificates and Reports; Date Received for Registration Required; Filing or Registration of Information by Photographic, Electronic, or Other Means
In order to promote and maintain nation-wide uniformity in the system of vital records, the forms of certificates and reports required by this chapter, or by regulations adopted under this chapter, shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital records and statistics. Each certificate, report, and other […]
§ 31-10-8. Certification to County Treasurers of Birth and Death Certificates and Spontaneous Fetal Death Reports Filed; Fees
The local registrar shall certify to the treasurer of the county each month the number of birth and death certificates and spontaneous fetal death reports filed with the State Office of Vital Records with respect to the treasurer’s county and the amount due. Upon certification, any fees due shall be paid by the county treasurer […]
§ 31-10-9. Registration of Births
A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the State Office of Vital Records within five days after such birth and filed in accordance with this Code section and regulations of the department. When a birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person […]
§ 31-10-9.1. Social Security Account Information of Parents
Social security account information of the mother and father, if paternity is acknowledged by the father, of a child born within this state shall be entered in the medical and health statistics section of the certificate of live birth at the time of filing the certificate of birth as provided in Code Section 31-10-9. The […]