§ 32.1-270 State Registrar may reproduce records; disposition of documents from which permanent reproductions made
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 reproductions when certified by him shall be accepted as the original records. The documents from which permanent reproductions have been made and verified may be disposed of as provided by regulation. Any vital record issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be on security paper provided by the State Registrar and shall be considered a certified vital record and accepted as the original record.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 451; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1983, chapter 240; in 2013, chapter 534.
Code 1950, § 32-353.25; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c. 711; 1983, c. 240; 2013, c. 534.