2025 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 31. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS AND ADOPTIONS
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 3108. Form of certificates and reports.
(a) In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates and reports required by this chapter, or by regulations adopted hereunder, shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject, however, to approval of and modification by the Department; provided, however, that every death certificate shall include the Social Security number of the decedent.
(b) Each certificate, report and other document required by this chapter shall be on a form or in a format prescribed by the State Registrar.
(c) All vital records shall contain the date received for registration.
(d) Information required in certificates or reports authorized by this chapter may be filed and registered by photographic, electronic or other means as prescribed by the State Registrar.
27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 8; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 14; Code 1915, § 805; 35 Del. Laws, c. 55; Code 1935, § 788; 44 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3133; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 143; 71 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 59;
