# Title 33 — State Department of Health

## Article 33-04 — Health Statistics

## Chapter 33-04-01 — Duties of the State Registrar

### § 33-04-01-01. Forms.

All paper certificates, forms, and reports used in the system of vital records registration and health
statistics tabulation and analysis are the property of the state department of health and shall be
surrendered to the state registrar upon demand. The forms prescribed and distributed by the state
registrar for reporting vital events shall be used only for official purposes. No forms shall be used in the
reporting of vital events or making copies thereof except those furnished or approved by the state
registrar.
History: Amended effective January 1, 2008.
General Authority: NDCC 23-02.1-04, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-02.1-04
### § 33-04-01-02. Requirements for preparation of paper certificates and worksheets.

All paper certificates and records for all vital events must be printed on security paper directly from
an authorized computer or copier. All signatures required shall be entered in black nonfading ink or be
an acceptable e-signature. Unless otherwise specified by the state registrar, no certificates or record
shall be complete, correct, and acceptable for registration that:
1. Does not include the certifier's name.
2. Does not supply all items of information called for thereon or satisfactorily account for their
omission.
3. Contains significant alterations or erasures.

4. Does not contain handwritten signatures where required.
5. Is marked "copy" or "duplicate".
6. Is a carbon, photographic, or xerographic copy.
7. Is prepared on an improper form.
8. Contains inconsistent or improper data.
9. Contains an indefinite cause of death which denotes only symptoms of disease or conditions
resulting from disease.
10. Is not prepared in conformity with rules or instructions issued by the state registrar.
History: Amended effective January 1, 2008; July 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 23-02.1-04, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-02.1-04
