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Whenever any veteran or his survivor requires a certified copy of a vital record to obtain service-connected benefits, one copy of such record shall be provided directly to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs upon their request, one copy shall be provided to the Department of Veterans Services upon their request, and one copy shall be provided to the veteran or his surviving spouse upon request. Upon request of the surviving spouse of a veteran, the funeral director or funeral service licensee providing funeral services for the veteran may obtain one certified copy of the death certificate for service-connected benefits. No charge shall be imposed upon a veteran or his survivor for a copy related to obtaining service-connected benefits.B\n\nFees collected under this section by the State Registrar shall be transmitted to the Comptroller for deposit. Two dollars of each fee collected by the State Registrar shall be deposited by the Comptroller into the Vital Statistics Automation Fund established pursuant to § 32.1-273.1 for so long as shall be authorized. Ten dollars of each fee shall be credited to a special fund to be appropriated by the General Assembly, as it deems necessary, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. When the Vital Statistics Automation System is completed, no further deposits into the fund shall be made and all fees collected under this section not credited to the special fund created by this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the state treasury.C\n\nThe Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect a fee of $12 for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues and shall transmit all such fees to the State Registrar on a monthly basis to ensure that the State Registrar recovers all costs associated with the issuance of certified copies of vital records at Department of Motor Vehicles facilities. In addition, for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect a processing fee of $2 as provided in § 46.2-205.2.D\n\nFees collected under this section by county and city registrars shall be deposited in the general fund of the county or city except that counties or cities operating health departments pursuant to the provisions of § 32.1-31 shall forward all such fees to the Department for deposit in the cooperative local health services fund.E\n\nFees assessed against local departments of social services for furnished copies of vital records as needed to administer public assistance and social services programs, as defined in § 63.2-100, shall be payable on a quarterly basis.F\n\nNo fees shall be assessed against homeless youth, as described in subdivision A 7 of § 22.1-3, for a furnished copy of a vital record.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225010,"text":"The Board shall prescribe the fee, not to exceed $12, for a certified copy of a vital record or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made and may establish a reasonable fee schedule related to its cost for information or other data provided for research, statistical or administrative purposes. Whenever any veteran or his survivor requires a certified copy of a vital record to obtain service-connected benefits, one copy of such record shall be provided directly to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs upon their request, one copy shall be provided to the Department of Veterans Services upon their request, and one copy shall be provided to the veteran or his surviving spouse upon request. Upon request of the surviving spouse of a veteran, the funeral director or funeral service licensee providing funeral services for the veteran may obtain one certified copy of the death certificate for service-connected benefits. No charge shall be imposed upon a veteran or his survivor for a copy related to obtaining service-connected benefits.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":225011,"text":"Fees collected under this section by the State Registrar shall be transmitted to the Comptroller for deposit. Two dollars of each fee collected by the State Registrar shall be deposited by the Comptroller into the Vital Statistics Automation Fund established pursuant to § 32.1-273.1 for so long as shall be authorized. Ten dollars of each fee shall be credited to a special fund to be appropriated by the General Assembly, as it deems necessary, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. When the Vital Statistics Automation System is completed, no further deposits into the fund shall be made and all fees collected under this section not credited to the special fund created by this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the state treasury.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":225012,"text":"The Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect a fee of $12 for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues and shall transmit all such fees to the State Registrar on a monthly basis to ensure that the State Registrar recovers all costs associated with the issuance of certified copies of vital records at Department of Motor Vehicles facilities. In addition, for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect a processing fee of $2 as provided in § 46.2-205.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":225013,"text":"Fees collected under this section by county and city registrars shall be deposited in the general fund of the county or city except that counties or cities operating health departments pursuant to the provisions of § 32.1-31 shall forward all such fees to the Department for deposit in the cooperative local health services fund.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":225014,"text":"Fees assessed against local departments of social services for furnished copies of vital records as needed to administer public assistance and social services programs, as defined in § 63.2-100, shall be payable on a quarterly basis.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":225015,"text":"No fees shall be assessed against homeless youth, as described in subdivision A 7 of § 22.1-3, for a furnished copy of a vital record.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14508,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Provisions","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14405,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:25","permalink":{"id":204281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14508,"identifier":"7","token":"32.1\/7\/7","url":"\/32.1\/7\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14405,"edition_id":1,"name":"Vital Records","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:01","permalink":{"id":204163,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14405,"identifier":"7","token":"32.1\/7","url":"\/32.1\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68994,"structure_id":14508,"section_number":"32.1-270","catch_line":"State Registrar may reproduce records; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1954, chapter 429; in 1956, chapter 412; in 1958, chapter 296; in 1960, chapter 451; in 1978, chapter 308; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1981, chapter 527; in 1983, chapter 240; in 1986, chapter 194; in 1988, chapter 287; in 1994, chapter 373<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 94<\/a> and 148<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 534<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 360<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 181<\/a> and 315<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79948,"section_number":"32.1-261","catch_line":"New certificate of birth established on proof of adoption, legitimation, or determination of paternity, or change of sex","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-261\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81351,"section_number":"22.1-3","catch_line":"Persons to whom public schools shall be free","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-3\/"},{"id":82448,"section_number":"32.1-273.1","catch_line":"Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-273.1\/"},{"id":68104,"section_number":"32.1-31","catch_line":"Operation of local health department under contract with Board; local health services advisory boards; district health departments","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-31\/"},{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204295,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61634,"identifier":"32.1-273","token":"32.1\/7\/7\/32.1-273","url":"\/32.1-273\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-273\/","token":"32.1\/7\/7\/32.1-273","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees for certified copies, searches of files, etc.; disposition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-273","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall prescribe the fee, not to exceed $12, for a certified copy of a vital record or for a search of the files<\/span> or records when no copy is made and may establish a reasonable fee schedule related to its cost for information or other data provided for research, statistical or administrative purposes. Whenever any veteran or his survivor requires a certified copy of a vital record to obtain service-connected benefits, one copy of such record shall be provided directly to the U.S. Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs upon their request, one copy shall be provided to the Department<\/span> of Veterans Services upon their request, and one copy shall be provided to the veteran or his surviving spouse upon request. Upon request of the surviving spouse of a veteran, the funeral director or funeral service licensee providing funeral services for the veteran may obtain one certified copy of the death certificate for service-connected benefits. No charge shall be imposed upon a veteran or his survivor for a copy related to obtaining service-connected benefits. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Fees collected under this section by the State Registrar shall be transmitted to the Comptroller for deposit. Two dollars of each fee collected by the State Registrar shall be deposited by the Comptroller into the Vital Statistics Automation Fund established pursuant to § 32.1-273.1<\/a> for so long as shall be authorized. Ten dollars of each fee shall be credited to a special fund to be appropriated by the General Assembly, as it deems necessary, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. When the Vital Statistics Automation System is completed, no further deposits into the fund shall be made and all fees collected under this section not credited to the special fund created by this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the state treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles shall collect a fee of $12 for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues<\/span> and shall transmit all such fees to the State Registrar on a monthly basis to ensure that the State Registrar recovers all costs associated with the issuance of certified copies of vital records<\/span> at Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles facilities. In addition, for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues<\/span>, the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles shall collect a processing fee of $2 as provided in § 46.2-205.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Fees collected under this section by county and city registrars shall be deposited in the general fund of the county or city except that counties or cities operating health departments<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of § 32.1-31<\/a> shall forward all such fees to the Department<\/span> for deposit in the cooperative local health services fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Fees assessed against local departments<\/span> of social services for furnished copies of vital records<\/span> as needed to administer public assistance and social services programs, as defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>, shall be payable on a quarterly basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> No fees shall be assessed against homeless youth, as described in subdivision A 7 of § 22.1-3<\/a>, for a furnished copy of a vital record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES FOR CERTIFIED COPIES, SEARCHES OF FILES, ETC.; DISPOSITION (\u00a7 32.1-273)\n\nA. The Board shall prescribe the fee, not to exceed $12, for a certified copy of\na vital record or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made and\nmay establish a reasonable fee schedule related to its cost for information or\nother data provided for research, statistical or administrative purposes.\nWhenever any veteran or his survivor requires a certified copy of a vital record\nto obtain service-connected benefits, one copy of such record shall be provided\ndirectly to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs upon their request, one copy\nshall be provided to the Department of Veterans Services upon their request, and\none copy shall be provided to the veteran or his surviving spouse upon request.\nUpon request of the surviving spouse of a veteran, the funeral director or\nfuneral service licensee providing funeral services for the veteran may obtain\none certified copy of the death certificate for service-connected benefits. No\ncharge shall be imposed upon a veteran or his survivor for a copy related to\nobtaining service-connected benefits.\n\nB. Fees collected under this section by the State Registrar shall be transmitted\nto the Comptroller for deposit. Two dollars of each fee collected by the State\nRegistrar shall be deposited by the Comptroller into the Vital Statistics\nAutomation Fund established pursuant to § 32.1-273.1 for so long as shall\nbe authorized. Ten dollars of each fee shall be credited to a special fund to be\nappropriated by the General Assembly, as it deems necessary, for the purpose of\ncarrying out the provisions of this chapter. When the Vital Statistics\nAutomation System is completed, no further deposits into the fund shall be made\nand all fees collected under this section not credited to the special fund\ncreated by this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the state\ntreasury.\n\nC. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect a fee of $12 for each\ncertified copy of a vital record that it issues and shall transmit all such fees\nto the State Registrar on a monthly basis to ensure that the State Registrar\nrecovers all costs associated with the issuance of certified copies of vital\nrecords at Department of Motor Vehicles facilities. In addition, for each\ncertified copy of a vital record that it issues, the Department of Motor\nVehicles shall collect a processing fee of $2 as provided in § 46.2-205.2.\n\nD. Fees collected under this section by county and city registrars shall be\ndeposited in the general fund of the county or city except that counties or\ncities operating health departments pursuant to the provisions of § 32.1-31\nshall forward all such fees to the Department for deposit in the cooperative\nlocal health services fund.\n\nE. Fees assessed against local departments of social services for furnished\ncopies of vital records as needed to administer public assistance and social\nservices programs, as defined in § 63.2-100, shall be payable on a\nquarterly basis.\n\nF. No fees shall be assessed against homeless youth, as described in subdivision\nA 7 of § 22.1-3, for a furnished copy of a vital record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-353.28; 1950, p. 484; 1954, c. 429; 1956, c. 412;\n1958, c. 296; 1960, c. 451; 1978, c. 308; 1979, c. 711; 1981, c. 527; 1983, c.\n240; 1986, c. 194; 1988, c. 287; 1994, c. 373; 2002, c. 747; 2011, cc. 94, 148;\n2013, c. 534; 2020, c. 360; 2025, cc. 181, 315.","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}}