§16-5-35. Registration of Marriages
(a) On or before the tenth day of each month, the county clerk of each county shall forward to the state Registrar a report of all marriage records made by him or her during the previous month, on a form prescribed or furnished by the state Registrar. (b) The State Registrar shall preserve and index […]
§16-5-36. Registration of Divorces and Annulments of Marriages
(a) On and after July 1, 2006, a record of each divorce or annulment ordered by any court of competent jurisdiction in this state shall be filed by the clerk of the court with the section of vital statistics, and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section. […]
§16-5-37. Applicability to Previously Received Certificates and Reports
The provisions of this article apply to all certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce or annulment, reports of fetal death and induced terminations of pregnancy previously received by the section of vital statistics and in the custody of the state Registrar or any other custodian of vital records.
§16-5-38. Penalties
(a) For acts which occur on or after the effective date of this section, a person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned in a state correctional facility not more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned, if he or she: (1) […]
§16-5-25. Correction and Amendment of Vital Records
(a) In order to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records, a certificate or report registered under this article may be amended only in accordance with the provisions of this article or legislative rule. (b) A certificate or report that is amended under this section must indicate that it has been amended, except as […]
§16-5-26. Reproduction and Preservation of Records
To preserve vital records and other original documents, the state Registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports and files in the section of vital statistics. When verified and approved by the state Registrar, the reproductions shall be accepted as the original records, and the documents from which […]
§16-5-27. Disclosure of Information From Vital Records or Vital Reports
In accordance with section twenty-six of this article and the legislative rules promulgated thereunder: (a) The department shall, by legislative rule, provide for the disclosure of confidential information contained in vital records and reports for statistical research purposes. The legislative rule must require the submission of written requests for information and the execution of research […]
§16-5-28. Copies From the System of Vital Statistics
In accordance with section twenty-seven of this article and the legislative rules promulgated thereunder: (a) The State Registrar and other custodians of vital records authorized to issue certified copies shall upon receipt of an application, issue a certified copy of a vital record in his or her custody to the registrant, his or her parents, […]
§16-5-29. Fees for Copies and Searches
(a) The commissioner shall prescribe the fees to be charged and collected by the state Registrar for certified copies of certificates or records, not to exceed $10 per copy, or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made: Provided, That the fee may be increased to a maximum of $12 […]
§16-5-30. Persons Required to Keep Records
(a) Every person in charge of an institution as defined in this article shall keep a record of personal data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution. The record must include information required for the certificates of birth and death and the reports of fetal death required by this article. The record shall […]