(a) The Mayor shall establish a vital statistics system for the reporting, maintenance, issuance, security, and confidentiality of vital records and the data derived from such records.
(b) The Vital Records Division shall be the sole source of certified copies of all vital records.
(Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-164, § 102, 65 DCR 9324.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 2A - Vital Records, 2018
§ 7–231.02. Vital statistics system; Vital Records Division
§ 7–231.03. Appointment and duties of Registrar of Vital Records Division
§ 7–231.04. Security of vital statistics system
§ 7–231.05. Individuals required to keep records
§ 7–231.06. Duties to furnish information
§ 7–231.07. Content of vital records and vital reports
§ 7–231.08. Live birth registration
§ 7–231.09. Social Security numbers
§ 7–231.10. Infants of unknown parentage
§ 7–231.11. Delayed registration of live birth
§ 7–231.12. Death registration
§ 7–231.13. Delayed registration of death
§ 7–231.14. Fetal death registration
§ 7–231.15. Reports of induced termination of pregnancy
§ 7–231.15a. Certificate of stillbirth
§ 7–231.16. Judicial proceedings to register a vital record
§ 7–231.17. Final disposition of dead body or fetus
§ 7–231.18. Marriage, divorce, and annulment reporting
§ 7–231.20. Amendments and corrections
§ 7–231.21. New records of live birth for adoption and determination of parentage
§ 7–231.22. New records of live birth for change of gender designation
§ 7–231.23. Preservation of vital records
§ 7–231.24. Confidentiality and disclosure of information from vital records or vital reports
§ 7–231.25. Certification from the system of vital statistics