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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-10-7. Form of certificates and reports; date received for registration required; filing or registration of information by photographic, electronic, or other means.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-10-7. Form of certificates and reports; date received for registration required; filing or registration of information by photographic, electronic, or other means.

(a) In order to promote and maintain nation-wide uniformity in the system of vital records, the forms of certificates and reports required by this chapter, or by regulations adopted under this chapter, shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital records and statistics.

(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.

## History

Ga. L. 1914, p. 157, § 17; Ga. L. 1927, p. 353, § 17; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, §§ 16, 17; Ga. L. 1933, p. 7, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-1207; Code 1933, § 88-1708, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-1707, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-10-8; Code 1981, § 31-10-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31.