(1) The department is authorized to photograph, microphotograph, reproduce on film, or reproduce by electronic means vital records in such a manner that the data on each page are in conformity with the original record.
(2) The department is authorized to destroy any of the original vital records after they have been photographed or reproduced in conformity with the original record and after approval for destruction in accordance with chapter 257.
(3) Photographs, microphotographs, or reproductions of any record in the form of film, prints, or electronically produced certifications made in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and certified by the department shall have the same force and effect as the originals thereof, shall be treated as originals for the purpose of their admissibility and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
History.—s. 1, ch. 59-221; s. 3, ch. 87-387; s. 68, ch. 95-143; s. 89, ch. 97-237; s. 15, ch. 99-397; s. 9, ch. 2001-53.
Note.—Former s. 382.50.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics
382.003 - Powers and Duties of the Department.
382.004 - Reproduction and Destruction of Records.
382.005 - Duties of Local Registrars.
382.006 - Burial-Transit Permit.
382.008 - Death, Fetal Death, and Nonviable Birth Registration.
382.0085 - Stillbirth Registration.
382.0086 - Certificate of Nonviable Birth.
382.009 - Recognition of Brain Death Under Certain Circumstances.
382.011 - Medical Examiner Determination of Cause of Death.
382.012 - Presumptive Death Certificate.
382.0135 - Social Security Numbers; Enumeration-at-Birth Program.
382.015 - New Certificates of Live Birth; Duty of Clerks of Court and Department.
382.016 - Amendment of Records.
382.019 - Delayed Registration; Administrative Procedures.
382.0195 - Court-Issued Delayed Birth Certificate.
382.021 - Department to Receive Marriage Licenses.
382.022 - Marriage Application Fees.
382.023 - Department to Receive Dissolution-of-Marriage Records; Fees.
382.025 - Certified Copies of Vital Records; Confidentiality; Research.
382.355 - Birth Records of Missing Children, Registrars’ Duties.
382.356 - Protocol for Sharing Certain Birth Certificate Information.