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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s 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<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63291,"section_number":"20-16","catch_line":"Issuance of marriage licenses and marriage certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-16\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204283,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68994,"identifier":"32.1-270","token":"32.1\/7\/7\/32.1-270","url":"\/32.1-270\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-270\/","token":"32.1\/7\/7\/32.1-270","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Registrar may reproduce records; disposition of documents from which permanent reproductions made","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-270","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

To preserve original documents, the State Registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of original vital records<\/span> in his custody<\/span>. Such reproductions when certified by him shall be accepted as the original records.\n\t\tThe documents from which permanent reproductions have been made and verified may be disposed of as provided by regulation.\n\t\tAny vital record issued by the Department<\/span> 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.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE REGISTRAR MAY REPRODUCE RECORDS; DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS FROM WHICH\nPERMANENT REPRODUCTIONS MADE (\u00a7 32.1-270)\n\nTo preserve original documents, the State Registrar is authorized to prepare\ntypewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of original vital\nrecords in his custody. Such reproductions when certified by him shall be\naccepted as the original records.\n\t\tThe documents from which permanent reproductions have been made and verified\nmay be disposed of as provided by regulation.\n\t\tAny vital record issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be on\nsecurity paper provided by the State Registrar and shall be considered a\ncertified vital record and accepted as the original record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-353.25; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c. 711; 1983, c. 240;\n2013, c. 534.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}