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2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 16. Public Health
Article 5. Vital Statistics
- §16-5-1. Definitions
- §16-5-2. Establishment of Section of Vital Statistics in Bureau for Public Health
- §16-5-3. Department of Health and Human Resources to Propose Legislative Rules
- §16-5-4. Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics
- §16-5-5. Powers and Duties of State Registrar
- §16-5-6. Registration Districts
- §16-5-7. Appointment and Removal of Local Registrars and Deputy Local Registrars
- §16-5-8. Duties of Local Registrars and Deputy Local Registrars
- §16-5-9. Content of Certificates and Reports
- §16-5-9a. Legal Residences to Be Included on Certificates of Death
- §16-5-10. Birth Registration Acknowledgment and Rescission of Paternity
- §16-5-11. Registration of Infants and Minors Born With Specified Birth Defects
- §16-5-12. Notation on Birth Records of Missing Children
- §16-5-12a. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. sess., Ch. 249
- §16-5-12b. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. sess., Ch. 249
- §16-5-13. Registration of Infants of Unknown Parentage
- §16-5-14. Delayed Registration of Births
- §16-5-15. Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth
- §16-5-16. Certificate of Adoption
- §16-5-17. Court Reports of Determination of Paternity
- §16-5-18. Certificates of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Paternity Acknowledgment and Court Determination of Paternity
- §16-5-18a. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. sess., Ch. 249
- §16-5-18b. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. sess., Ch. 249
- §16-5-19. Death registration.(a) a Certificate of Death for Each Death Which Occurs in This State Shall Be Filed With the Section of Vital Statistics, or as Otherwise Directed by the State Registrar, Within Five Days After Death, and Prior to Final Disposition, and Shall Be Registered if It Has Been Completed and Filed in Accordance With This Section
- §16-5-20. Delayed Registration of Death
- §16-5-21. Reports of Fetal Death
- §16-5-21a. Noah's Law; Certificate of Birth for a Stillbirth; and Contents of Certificate
- §16-5-22. Reports of Induced Termination of Pregnancy
- §16-5-23. Authorization for Disposition and Disinterment and Reinterment Permits
- §16-5-24. Extension of Time for Filing Certificates, Reports and Authorizations
- §16-5-25. Correction and Amendment of Vital Records
- §16-5-26. Reproduction and Preservation of Records
- §16-5-27. Disclosure of Information From Vital Records or Vital Reports
- §16-5-28. Copies From the System of Vital Statistics
- §16-5-29. Fees for Copies and Searches
- §16-5-30. Persons Required to Keep Records
- §16-5-31. Duty to Furnish Information Relative to Vital Events
- §16-5-32. Matching of Birth and Death Certificates
- §16-5-33. Limitation on Use of Social Security Numbers
- §16-5-34. Uniform System of Registration of Marriage, Divorce and Annulment of Marriage
- §16-5-35. Registration of Marriages
- §16-5-36. Registration of Divorces and Annulments of Marriages
- §16-5-37. Applicability to Previously Received Certificates and Reports
- §16-5-38. Penalties
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