2009 Iowa Code
Title 4 - Public Health
Subtitle 2 - Health-Related Activities
CHAPTER 144 - VITAL STATISTICS
144.37 - DISSOLUTION AND ANNULMENT RECORDS.

        144.37  DISSOLUTION AND ANNULMENT RECORDS.
         For each dissolution or annulment of marriage granted by any court
      in this state, a record shall be prepared by the clerk of court or by
      the petitioner or the petitioner's legal representative if directed
      by the clerk and filed by the clerk of court with the state
      registrar.  The information necessary to prepare the report shall be
      furnished with the petition, to the clerk of court by the petitioner
      or the petitioner's legal representative, on forms supplied by the
      state registrar.
         The clerk of the district court in each county shall keep a record
      book for dissolutions.  The form of dissolution record books shall be
      uniform throughout the state.  A properly indexed record of
      dissolutions upon microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing
      equipment may be kept in lieu of dissolution record books.
         On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of
      court shall forward to the state registrar the record of each
      dissolution and annulment granted during the preceding calendar month
      and related reports required by regulations issued under this
      chapter.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2421, 2423, 2425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
      66, § 144.36, 144.38, 144.40; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.37; 81
      Acts, ch 64, § 6; 82 Acts, ch 1100, § 1] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         83 Acts, ch 101, § 23; 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10049, 10201; 85 Acts,
      ch 195, §19