# Title 33 — State Department of Health

## Article 33-04 — Health Statistics

## Chapter 33-04-14 — Copies of Data from Vital Records

### § 33-04-14-01. General provisions.

1. Full or short form certified copies of vital records may be made by mechanical, electronic, or
other reproductive processes, except that information contained in the "confidential
information for medical and health use only" section of vital records on birth and fetal death
records shall not be included.
2. When a certified copy is issued, each certification shall be signed and certified as a true copy
by the state registrar and shall include the date issued, the name of the issuing office, the
state registrar's signature or an authorized facsimile thereof (or the same for the deputy state
registrar), and the seal of the issuing office shall be affixed thereon.
3. When the state registrar finds evidence that a record was registered through
misrepresentation or fraud, the state registrar shall have authority to withhold the issuance of
a certified copy of such record until a court determination of the facts has been made.
History: Amended effective April 1, 1994; amended effective January 1, 2008.
General Authority: NDCC 23-02.1-04, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-02.1-28
