Effective: March 16, 1989
Latest Legislation: House Bill 790 – 117th General Assembly
The local registrar of vital statistics shall supply blank forms of certificates and instructions to such persons as require them, and shall require each birth, fetal death, or death certificate, when presented for filing, to be made out in accordance with sections 3705.01 to 3705.29 of the Revised Code, the rules adopted by the director of health, and the registration instructions of the director. If a birth, fetal death, or death certificate is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the local registrar shall indicate the defects therein and withhold registering the certificate or issuing a burial permit until such certificate is corrected.