Section 10. A physician or officer furnishing a certificate of death as required by section nine or by section forty-five of chapter one hundred and fourteen, shall, if the deceased, to the best of his knowledge and belief, was a Spanish War, World War I, World War II, Korean or Vietnam veteran, as defined in clause Forty-third of section seven of chapter four, or served in the Mexican border service of nineteen hundred and sixteen and nineteen hundred and seventeen, insert in the certificate a recital to that effect, and shall also certify in such certificate both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. For neglect to comply with any provision of this section, such physician or officer shall forfeit ten dollars.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 46 - Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Section 11/2 - Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; Filing
Section 1a - Birth Records of Abandoned Children or Foundlings
Section 1b - Filing Reports of Out-of-State Births or Adoptions
Section 1c - Filing Reports of Out-of-State Deaths
Section 1d - Adoption of Surname Upon Marriage
Section 2 - Separate Registries for Births, Deaths and Marriages
Section 2a - Disclosure of Information About Vital Statistics; Conditions
Section 2b - Pre-Adoption Birth Certificates; Application for Inspection by Adopted Persons
Section 2c - Pre-Adoption Birth Certificates; Access by Child of Deceased Adopted Parent
Section 3 - Physician's Record of Birth; Out of Hospital Birth
Section 3a - Hospital Administrator's Duties; Report; Verification
Section 3b - Birth Without Immediate Admittance to Hospital for Postnatal Care; Report
Section 3d - Acknowledgments and Adjudications of Paternity; Records Available to Iv–d Agency
Section 4 - Birth Without Attending Physician; Report; Recording; Petition; Hearing
Section 4a - Local Officials; Processing of Birth Certificates
Section 4b - Artificial Insemination
Section 6 - Notification of Births and Deaths
Section 7 - Report of Births and Deaths at Sea
Section 7a - Report of Births on Airplanes; Penalty for Violation
Section 8 - Penalty for Failure to Report Births and Deaths
Section 10 - Death Certificates of Veterans; Contents; Penalty for Violation
Section 11 - Duties of Undertakers
Section 13 - Correction of Records
Section 13a - Correction of Birth Records; Procedure
Section 14 - Penalty for False Returns
Section 17 - Birth Records; State Registrar; Originals; Certified Copies
Section 17a - Marriage Records; State Registrar; Originals; Certified Copies
Section 17b - Death Records; State Registrar; Originals; Certified Copies
Section 17d - Amended Birth, Marriage and Death Records; Certified Copies to Holders of Originals
Section 19 - Use of Records as Evidence
Section 19a - Unauthorized Reproduction of Records; Penalty
Section 19b - Certified Copies of Birth Records; Restricted Information Regarding Mother
Section 19c - Authentication of Copies of Birth, Marriage and Death Records; Use as Evidence
Section 20 - Births and Deaths in Tewksbury Hospital; Records
Section 22 - Registrars of Vital Statistics
Section 23 - Prosecution of Persons Failing to File Required Reports
Section 24 - Statements of Births and Deaths; Penalty
Section 25 - Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures
Section 27 - Clerks; Penalty for Neglecting Required Duties
Section 28 - Administration of Oaths
Section 29 - Attestation of Certificates
Section 30 - Alteration, Forgery or Counterfeiting; Penalty
Section 31 - Adoption Contact Information Registry
Section 34 - Agreements to Verify Existence of Birth, Marriage or Death Records