Title 31 — Title 31
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O.C.G.A. § 31-10-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the commissioner of public health. (2) ‘‘Dead body’’ means a human body or such parts of such human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred. (3) ‘‘Department’’ means…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-10 Registration of live born infants of unknown parentage
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(a) Whoever assumes the custody of a live born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the state registrar within ten days to the State Office of Vital Records the following information: (1) The date and place of finding; (2) Sex, color or…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-11 Registration of delayed certificate of birth
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(a) When a certificate of birth of a person born in this state has not been filed before that person’s first birthday, a delayed certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with regulations of the department. The certificate shall be registered subject to such evidentiary req…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-12 Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth
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(a) If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of Code Section 31-10-11, a petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner may be filed in either the superior court or the probate court in the county of residence of the person for whom a delayed certificate…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-13 Certificates of adoption
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(a) For each adoption decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar. The report shall include such facts as are necessary to locate and identify…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-16 Criteria for pronouncing death; immunity from liability
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(a) A person may be pronounced dead by a qualified physician, by a registered professional nurse or nurse practitioner authorized to make a pronouncement of death under Code Section 31-7-16 or 31-7-176.1, by an advanced practice registered nurse authorized to make a pronouncement…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-18 Registration of spontaneous fetal deaths
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(a) A report of spontaneous fetal death for each spontaneous fetal death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the county in which the delivery occurred within 72 hours after such delivery in accordance with this Code section unless the place of fe…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-19 Reporting of induced termination of pregnancy
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Each induced termination of pregnancy which occurs in this state, regardless of the length of gestation or weight, shall be reported directly to the department within ten days by the person in charge of the institution or clinic, or designated representative, in which the induced…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-2 Maintenance and operation of vital records registration system
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There is hereby established within the department the State Office of Vital Records which shall maintain and operate the state’s official vital records registration system. The system shall be in effect in all areas of the state, and the State Office of Vital Records shall provid…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-20 Welch v
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Welch, 269 Ga. 742, 505 S.E.2d 470 (1998). Cited in Blanchard v. Westview Cem., 133 Ga. App. 262, 211 S.E.2d 135 (1974); Welch v. Welch, 244 Ga. App. 685, 536 S.E.2d 583 (2000).
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-21 Record of marriage licenses
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(a) A record of each marriage performed in this state shall be filed with the department and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this Code section. (b) The official who issues the marriage license shall cause to be prepared the record on the …
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-22 Record of divorces, dissolutions, and annulments
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(a) A record of each divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment granted by any court of competent jurisdiction in this state shall be filed by the clerk of the court with the department and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this Code se…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-23 Amendment of certificates or reports
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(a) Unless otherwise specified by law, a certificate or report registered under this chapter may be amended in accordance with this chapter and regulations adopted by the department to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records. Such regulations shall specify the minimum…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27 Fees for copies or services
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(a) The department shall prescribe uniform fees to be paid to the State Office of Vital Records, local registrars, and local custodians for certified copies of certificates or records, for a search of the files or records, for copies or information provided for research, statisti…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-28 Institutions to keep vital records
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(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 record shall include such information as required for the certificates of birth and death and the reports of spontaneous fetal d…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-3 Rules and regulations
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31-10-4. Appointment of state registrar of vital records. 31-10-5. Duties and powers of state registrar; delegation of functions and duties. 31-10-6. Local registrars, local custodians, special abstracting agents, and deputies; appointment; duties. 31-10-7. Form of certificates a…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-30 Posting facts of death to birth certificates
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(a) To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the state registrar is authorized to match birth and death certificates, in accordance with written standards promulgated by the state registrar to prove bey…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-31 Penalties
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(a) A fine of not more than $10,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than five years, or both, shall be imposed on: (1) Any person who willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or report required by this chapter, or in an application for an amendme…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-32 Extension of periods for filing of certificates or reports
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The department may, by regulation and upon such conditions as it may prescribe to assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, provide for the extension of the periods for the filing of certificates or reports. History. — Code 1933, § 88-1718, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 4…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-33 Procedure for stillbirth
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(a) For any stillborn child in this state, the State Office of Vital Records shall, within 60 days of a request by a parent named on a fetal death certificate or other eligible person as provided for in subsection (h) of this Code section, issue a certificate of birth resulting i…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-4 Appointment of state registrar of vital records
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The commissioner shall appoint the state registrar of vital records, hereinafter referred to as ‘‘state registrar,’’ subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board, classified service. History. — Code 1933, § 88-1704, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 1; Code 1…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-9 Registration of births
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(a) A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the State Office of Vital Records within five days after such birth and filed in accordance with this Code section and regulations of the department. (b) When a birth occurs in an instit…
O.C.G.A. § 31-10-9.1 Social security account information of parents
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(a) Social security account information of the mother and father, if paternity is acknowledged by the father, of a child born within this state shall be entered in the medical and health statistics section of the certificate of live birth at the time of filing the certificate of …