History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 236, § 24; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 140, § 12; Code 1933, § 88-1723, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 651, § 2; Code 1933, § 88-1725, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-10-13 ; Code 1981, § 31-10-25 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1592, § 6; Ga. L. 2016, p. 304, § 16/SB 64; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 5/SB 372.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, near the beginning of subsection (e), substituted “125 years” for “100 years” and “100 years” for “75 years”.
Cross references.
Opening of public records to inspection by members of public, § 50-18-70 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2016, p. 304, § 18/SB 64, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall not be construed to affect a voluntary acknowledgment of legitimation that was valid under the former provisions of Code Section 19-7-21.1, nor any of the rights or responsibilities flowing therefrom, if it was executed on or before June 30, 2016.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 31-10-2. Maintenance and Operation of Vital Records Registration System
§ 31-10-3. Rules and Regulations
§ 31-10-4. Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Records
§ 31-10-5. Duties and Powers of State Registrar; Delegation of Functions and Duties
§ 31-10-9. Registration of Births
§ 31-10-9.1. Social Security Account Information of Parents
§ 31-10-9.2. Abuse or Neglect Reports; Establishment of Policies and Procedures
§ 31-10-10. Registration of Live Born Infants of Unknown Parentage
§ 31-10-11. Registration of Delayed Certificate of Birth
§ 31-10-12. Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth
§ 31-10-13. Certificates of Adoption
§ 31-10-13.1. Certified Copies of Orders and Registration of Legitimations and Paternity Orders
§ 31-10-13.2. Provision of Copies of Legitimation and Paternity Orders to State Registrar
§ 31-10-16. Criteria for Pronouncing Death; Immunity From Liability
§ 31-10-17. State Registration of Death Certificates; Certified Copies; Certificates of Record
§ 31-10-18. Registration of Spontaneous Fetal Deaths
§ 31-10-19. Reporting of Induced Termination of Pregnancy
§ 31-10-20. Permits for Disposition, Disinterment, and Reinterment
§ 31-10-21. Record of Marriage Licenses
§ 31-10-22. Record of Divorces, Dissolutions, and Annulments
§ 31-10-23. Amendment of Certificates or Reports
§ 31-10-27. Fees for Copies or Services
§ 31-10-28. Institutions to Keep Vital Records
§ 31-10-30. Posting Facts of Death to Birth Certificates
§ 31-10-32. Extension of Periods for Filing of Certificates or Reports