Code of Virginia - Title 32.1 Health - Chapter 7 Vital Records

32.1-249 Definitions
As used in this chapter: 1. "Dead body" means a human body or such parts of such human body from the condition of which it ...

32.1-250 Duties of Board
A. The Board shall install, maintain and operate the only system of vital records throughout this Commonwealth. B, C. [Repealed.] (Code 1950, §§ 32-353.5, 32-353.6; ...

32.1-251 State Registrar; appointment
The Commissioner shall appoint a State Registrar of Vital Records hereinafter referred to as "State Registrar." (Code 1950, § 32-353.7; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c. ...

32.1-252 State Registrar; duties
A. The State Registrar, under the supervision of the Commissioner, shall: 1. Administer the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Board in ...

32.1-253 Same; establishment of registration districts
The State Registrar shall from time to time establish registration districts throughout the Commonwealth. He may consolidate or subdivide such districts to facilitate registration. (Code ...

32.1-254 County and city registrars designated; deputies; special registrars
A. Each county and city health director shall be the county or city registrar of vital records and health statistics for his jurisdiction and shall ...

32.1-255 Duties of county, city and special registrars and deputies
A. The county, city or special registrar with respect to his jurisdiction shall: 1. Perform his duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and ...

32.1-256 Fees of special registrars
A. Each special registrar not employed by any federal, state or local agency shall be paid the sum of one dollar for each certificate of ...

32.1-257 Filing birth certificates; from whom required; signatures of parents
A. A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this Commonwealth shall be filed with the State Registrar within seven days after ...

32.1-257.1 Parents to report social security account number at time of child's birth
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405, as amended, the social security account number of each parent shall be reported in the manner prescribed and on ...

32.1-258 Report of foundling; constitutes birth certificate
A. Whoever assumes the custody of a living infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the Board ...

32.1-258.1 Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements
Upon the request of either individual listed as the mother or father on a report of fetal death in the Commonwealth as defined in § ...

32.1-259 Filing and registration of delayed birth certificates; refusal of registration; notice of right of ...
A. When the birth of a person born in this Commonwealth has not been registered, a certificate may be prepared and filed in accordance with ...

32.1-260 Petition for court order establishing record of birth when delayed certificate rejected; hearing; n...
A. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of § 32.1-259, a petition for an order establishing a record of the ...

32.1-261 New birth certificate established on proof of adoption, legitimation or determination of paternit...
A. The State Registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this Commonwealth upon receipt of the following: 1. An ...

32.1-261.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1991, c. 95. ...

32.1-262 Records of adoptions
A. For each adoption decreed by a court in this Commonwealth, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form ...

32.1-263 Filing death certificates; medical certification; investigation by medical examiner
A. A death certificate, including, if known, the social security number or control number issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 46.2-342 ...

32.1-264 Reports of fetal deaths; medical certification; investigation by medical examiner; confidentiality ...
A. A fetal death report for each fetal death which occurs in this Commonwealth shall be filed, on a form furnished by the State Registrar, ...

32.1-265 Transit permits; permits for disinterment and reinterment
A. The funeral director or other person who first assumes custody of a dead body or fetus shall obtain an out-of-state transit permit prior to ...

32.1-266 Extending time for filing death certificates and obtaining out-of-state transit permits
The Board may provide by regulation for the extension, upon conditions designed to assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, of the periods prescribed ...

32.1-267 Records of marriages; duties of officer issuing marriage license and person officiating at ceremony...
A. For each marriage performed in the Commonwealth, a record showing personal data, including but not limited to age and race of the married parties, ...

32.1-268 Reports of divorces and annulments
A. For each final decree of divorce or annulment of marriage granted by a court in the Commonwealth, a report shall be certified and filed ...

32.1-268.1 Compilation and posting of marriage, divorce, and annulment data
The State Registrar shall compile, publish, and make available to the public aggregate data on the number of marriages, divorces, and annulments from the year ...

32.1-269 Amending vital records; change of name; acknowledgment of paternity; change of sex
A. A vital record registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this article and such regulations as may be adopted by ...

32.1-270 State Registrar may reproduce records; disposition of documents from which permanent reproductions ...
To preserve original documents, the State Registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of original vital records in his custody. Such ...

32.1-271 Disclosure of information in records; when unlawful; when permitted; proceeding to compel disclosur...
A. To protect the integrity of vital records and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the system of vital records, it shall be ...

32.1-272 Certified copies of vital records; other copies
A. In accordance with § 32.1-271 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the State Registrar or a district health department shall, upon receipt of a ...

32.1-273 Fees for certified copies, searches of files, etc.; disposition
A. The Board shall prescribe the fee, not to exceed eight dollars, for a certified copy of a vital record or for a search of ...

32.1-273.1 Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund
For the purpose of fully automating the system of vital records provided for in this chapter, including the statewide system for decentralizing certification of vital ...

32.1-274 Persons in charge of institutions and funeral directors, etc., to keep records; lists sent to Stat...
A. Every person in charge of an institution shall keep a record of personal data concerning each person admitted or confined to such institution. This ...

32.1-275 Information as to births, deaths, marriages and divorces to be furnished on demand
It shall be the duty of any person to furnish such information as he may possess regarding any birth, death, fetal death, marriage or divorce, ...

32.1-275.1 Matching of birth and death certificates; marking of certificates and copies
To protect the integrity of vital records and prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the State Registrar is hereby authorized to ...

32.1-275.2 Notation on birth records of missing children
Upon receiving a report of the disappearance of any child born in this Commonwealth, the State Registrar shall indicate in a clear and conspicuous manner ...

32.1-276 Penalty imposed for violations
Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a Class 4 felony: 1. Who willfully and knowingly makes any false statement ...