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Alaska Statutes, Title 18

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Title 18, Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender

43 chapters · 916 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 18916 Ch 60, Safety.118 Ch 65, Police Protection.101 Ch 55, Housing, Public Buildings, Urban Ren…95 Ch 56, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.87 Ch 50, Vital Statistics Act.48 Ch 20, Hospitals and Nursing Facilities.41 Ch 35, Public Accommodations and Facilities.35 Ch 80, State Commission for Human Rights.34 Ch 15, Disease Control and Threats to Publi…31 Ch 26, Alaska Medical Facility Authority.27 Ch 74, Cigarette Fire Safety.27 Ch 70, Fire Protection.26 Ch 66, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.24 Ch 67, Violent Crimes Compensation Board.20

48 sections·Filtered byTitle 18✕Ch 50✕

AS 18.50.010 Bureau of Vital Statistics.
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There is established within the department a section to be called the Bureau of Vital Statistics which shall install, maintain, and operate the state system of vital statistics.
AS 18.50.020 Department to adopt regulations.
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The department may, in compliance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), adopt, amend, and repeal regulations for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
AS 18.50.030 Appointment of state registrar of vital statistics.
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The commissioner shall select the state registrar of vital statistics in accordance with state personnel laws and regulations. The registrar shall carry out the provisions of this chapter.
AS 18.50.040 Duties of state registrar.
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The state registrar shall (1) administer and enforce this chapter and the regulations adopted under it, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the statewide system of vital statistics; (2) direct and supervise the statewide system of vital statistics and the b…

AS 18.50.050 Delegation of duties.

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The state registrar may delegate the functions and duties vested in the state registrar to employees of the bureau and to local registrars as the state registrar considers necessary or expedient.

AS 18.50.060 Seal.

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The state registrar shall have a seal, which shall bear within the perimeter of the seal the words “Seal of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics of Alaska,” and within the circle, at the top of the seal, a star representing the north star, beneath it the Dipper of seven stars,…

AS 18.50.070 Registration districts.

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The state registrar shall establish registration districts throughout the state. The state registrar may consolidate or subdivide a district to facilitate registration. Registration districts shall take into account the boundary lines of local governmental units, house districts,…

AS 18.50.080 Appointment of local registrars.

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(a) Where feasible, the state registrar shall use the services of a local recording official located within a registration district as local registrar of vital statistics. (b) Where utilization under (a) of this section is not feasible, the state registrar shall appoint a local r…

AS 18.50.090 Duties of local registrars.

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Within the local registration district, the local registrar shall (1) administer and enforce this chapter, and the instructions issued and regulations adopted under it; (2) require that certificates be completed and filed in accordance with this chapter, and the instructions issu…

AS 18.50.100 Keeping of permanent records.

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The state registrar may, where feasible, require permanent local records to be kept in the form of copies of the original vital statistics records. The state registrar shall designate in each case how this is to be done by the local recording official, in connection with other lo…

AS 18.50.110 Duties of deputy local registrar.

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In accordance with regulations adopted under this chapter, the deputy local registrar shall perform the duties of the local registrar in the absence or incapacity of the local registrar and shall perform other duties required by the state registrar.

AS 18.50.120 Compensation of local registrars.

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When a local recording official receiving a salary or other regular compensation for general recording duties serves as local registrar of vital statistics, the local registrar is not entitled to fees under this section. Otherwise, local registrars of vital statistics shall be pa…

AS 18.50.130 Subregistrars.

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(a) In registration districts containing scattered villages, the local registrar may, with the approval of the state registrar, designate one person in each village as subregistrar for a designated area. (b) The subregistrar is responsible for preparing, signing, and filing with …

AS 18.50.140 Payment of fees to local registrars and others.

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The state registrar shall certify monthly, or at least quarterly, the number and type of records filed by, and the amount due to each local registrar and deputy registrar, and the amount due to each subregistrar. Upon certification, the amounts due shall be paid from the proper s…

AS 18.50.150 Form of certificate.

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The form of certificates, reports, and other returns required by this chapter, or by regulations adopted under it, must include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics subject to approval of any modification by the state …

AS 18.50.160 Birth registration.

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(a) A certificate of birth for each live birth that occurs in the state shall be filed with the bureau, as provided in this section, within five days after the birth. When a birth occurs on a moving conveyance within the United States and the child is first removed from the conve…

AS 18.50.162 Notification about hearing screening.

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When the bureau receives a certificate of live birth under AS 18.50.160 for a newborn who was delivered outside of a hospital, the bureau shall forward the names and addresses of the parents to the department employees who administer the screening program set out in AS 47.20.310 …

AS 18.50.165 Acknowledgement of paternity; forms.

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(a) The state registrar shall prepare a form for use in acknowledging paternity under AS 25.20.055. The form must comply with the minimum requirements of 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7). The form must include (1) a statement that the man who signs the form is acknowledging that the man is th…

AS 18.50.170 Foundling registration.

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(a) The person who assumes the custody of a living infant of unknown parentage shall within seven days report the information prescribed by the state registrar on a form and in the manner prescribed by the state registrar to the local registrar of the registration district in whi…

AS 18.50.180 Delayed registration of birth.

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(a) When the birth of a person born in the state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations adopted under this chapter. The certificate shall be registered subject to the evidentiary requirements the department prescribes by regulation to s…

AS 18.50.190 Delayed registration of death or marriage.

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When a death or marriage occurring in the state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations adopted under this chapter. The certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements prescribed by the department by regulation to sub…

AS 18.50.200 Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.

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(a) If a delayed certificate of birth is not accepted under AS 18.50.180, a petition may be filed with the superior court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of birth of the person. (b) The petition shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the bure…

AS 18.50.210 Court reports of adoption.

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(a) For each adoption decreed by a court in the state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the bureau. The report must include the facts necessary to locate and identify the original certificate of birth, if any, o…

AS 18.50.211 Certificate of birth for foreign-born adopted person.

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(a) The state registrar shall issue a certificate of birth for a person born outside the United States whose adoptive parents are residents of the state at the time of the adoption, upon request by the adopted person, or by the adopted person's adoptive parent or guardian that th…

AS 18.50.220 New certificate of birth.

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(a) The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in the state, upon proper request that the certificate be made, and upon receipt of (1) an adoption report as provided in AS 18.50.210, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption from a court …

AS 18.50.225 Birth certificates suitable for display.

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(a) In addition to another birth certificate issued under this chapter, the state registrar shall issue, on request and payment of a fee of $25, a birth certificate representing that the birth of the person named on the certificate is recorded in the office of the registrar. The …

AS 18.50.230 Death registration; disclosure for child support purposes.

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(a) A death certificate for each death that occurs in the state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred within three days after death and before final disposition of the body or removal of the body from the state, except as…

AS 18.50.235 Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

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(a) After a stillbirth occurs in the state, the person required to file a fetal death registration under AS 18.50.240(b) shall advise the mother and, if the father is present, the father (1) that the parent may request the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillb…

AS 18.50.240 Fetal death registration.

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(a) A fetal death certificate for each fetal death that occurs in the state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which the delivery occurred within three days after the delivery and before final disposition of the fetus or removal of the fetus f…

AS 18.50.245 Report of induced termination of pregnancy.

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(a) A hospital, clinic, or other institution where an induced termination of pregnancy is performed in the state shall submit a report directly to the state registrar within 30 days after the induced termination is completed. The report may not contain the name of the patient who…

AS 18.50.250 Permits.

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(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the funeral director or person acting as the funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body or fetus shall obtain a burial-transit permit before final disposition or removal from the state of the body or fetus and within 7…

AS 18.50.260 Extension of time.

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(a) By regulation and upon the conditions it prescribes to assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, the department may provide for the extension of the periods prescribed in AS 18.50.160 and 18.50.230 — 18.50.250 for the filing of birth certificates, death certificate…

AS 18.50.270 Marriage registration.

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(a) A certificate of marriage for each marriage performed in the state shall be filed with the local registrar of vital statistics of the registration district in which the marriage was performed within seven days of the marriage. (b) The official who issues the marriage license …

AS 18.50.272 Heirloom certificates of marriage suitable for display.

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(a) In addition to a certificate of marriage issued under this chapter, the state registrar shall issue, on request and payment of a fee established by regulation, an heirloom certificate of marriage representing the marriage of the persons named on the certificate of marriage th…

AS 18.50.280 Court reports of divorce, dissolution, and annulment.

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(a) For each dissolution, divorce, and annulment of marriage granted by a court in the state, the clerk of the court shall prepare and file a certificate of dissolution, divorce, or annulment with the bureau, on forms prescribed and furnished by the bureau. The forms must require…

AS 18.50.290 Corrections and amendments.

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(a) A certificate or record registered by the bureau may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and the regulations the department adopts to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital statistics records. (b) A certificate that is amended under this section shall be mark…

AS 18.50.300 Reproduction of records.

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To preserve original documents the state registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the state registrar's office. When certified by the state registrar, the reproduction shall be accepted as the original record.

AS 18.50.310 Disclosure of records.

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(a) To protect the integrity of vital statistics records, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the vital statistics system, it is unlawful for a person to permit inspection of or to disclose information contained in vital statistics…

AS 18.50.315 Records of missing children.

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(a) Upon receiving notification by the Department of Public Safety or another law enforcement agency that a child born in this state is missing, the bureau shall flag the birth certificate record of the missing child in a manner that alerts the bureau to the fact that the record …

AS 18.50.320 Copies of data from vital records.

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Except as otherwise provided and in accordance with the regulations adopted under AS 18.50.310, (1) the bureau and the custodian of permanent local records shall, upon request, issue a certified copy of a certificate or record in their custody, or a part of it; each copy issued m…

AS 18.50.330 Fees for services.

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(a) The state registrar shall prescribe the fees to be paid for certified copies of certificates, for issuing marriage licenses, for searches of the files or records, for the filing of delayed or substitute certificates, for making amendments, for supplying documentary evidence f…

AS 18.50.340 Persons required to keep records.

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(a) A person in charge of an institution shall keep a record of personal particulars and data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution. This record must include the information required by the certificates of birth, death, and fetal death issued under the pr…

AS 18.50.350 Duty to furnish information.

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A person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish the information the person possesses regarding a birth, death, fetal death, induced termination of pregnancy, marriage, or divorce, upon demand of the state registrar.

AS 18.50.500 Identity of biological parents.

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(a) After receiving a request by an adopted person 18 years of age or older for the identity of a biological parent of the person, the state registrar shall provide the person with an uncertified copy of the person's original birth certificate and any change in the biological par…

AS 18.50.510 Descriptive information regarding biological parents.

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(a) The state registrar shall, at the request of an adoptive parent or of an adopted person 18 years of age or older, release the following information regarding a biological parent named on the original birth certificate of the adopted person if available from the registrar's ad…

AS 18.50.900 Prohibited acts and penalties.

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(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both, who (1) without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, alters, amends, or mutilates a certific…

AS 18.50.950 Definitions.

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In this chapter, (1) “adoptive parent” means a person who has adopted another person under AS 25.23; (2) “biological parent” means a parent named on the original certificate of birth of an adopted person; (3) “bureau” means the Bureau of Vital Statistics; (4) “commissioner” means…

AS 18.50.990 Short title.

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This chapter may be cited as the Vital Statistics Act.