Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 193 - Vital Statistics
Section 193.225 - Methods of preserving records, requirements — certified reproductions accepted as originals — death record originals transferred to state archives.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004
193.225. Methods of preserving records, requirements — certified reproductions accepted as originals — death record originals transferred to state archives. — To preserve vital records, the state registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of vital statistics certificates or reports. Such reproducing material shall be of durable material and the device used to reproduce the records shall be as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in all details ensuring their proper retention and integrity in accordance with standards established by the state records commission. Such reproductions when certified by the state registrar shall be accepted as the original records. Death records over fifty years old from which permanent reproductions have been made and verified shall be transferred to the Missouri state archives.
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(L. 1984 S.B. 574, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1634)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 193 - Vital Statistics

Section 193.005 - Law, how cited.

Section 193.015 - Definitions.

Section 193.025 - Office — exclusive system — preservation of records.

Section 193.035 - Rules and regulations, procedure.

Section 193.045 - State registrar, administration of system, powers and duties.

Section 193.055 - Division of state into registration districts.

Section 193.065 - Local registrars, qualifications, appointment — deputies — duties — recorder of deeds appointed as local registrar (St. Louis City).

Section 193.075 - Certificates and reports, form, format, contents.

Section 193.085 - Birth certificate — contents, filing, locale, duties of certain persons, time allowed, attestation.

Section 193.087 - Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity — forms, contents — immunity for staff presenting form — training of hospital staff — intentional misidentification of parent, penalty — public assistance recipients, duty to cooperate.

Section 193.095 - Parentage unknown — report of custodian constitutes certificate — inspection by court order only.

Section 193.105 - Delayed filing, registration — refusal — appeal.

Section 193.115 - Court order constituting birth certificate, petition, procedure.

Section 193.125 - Missouri adoptee rights act — adoption — new birth certificate, when — reports — duties — inspection of certain records by court order only.

Section 193.128 - Citation of law — original birth certificate, who may obtain, when — issuance, fee — contact preference form — medical history request — rulemaking authority.

Section 193.135 - New certificate of birth established or old one amended, when — inspection of certain records by court order only.

Section 193.145 - Death certificate — electronic system — contents, filing, locale, duties of certain persons, time allowed — certificate marked presumptive, when — training, failure to complete, effect of.

Section 193.155 - Delayed filing, registration.

Section 193.165 - Spontaneous fetal death report — release of reports — application for certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, procedure.

Section 193.175 - Person in charge of final disposition of dead body to file notification of death — cremation, requirements — tag affixed with identifying information, requirements.

Section 193.185 - Marriage report — certification.

Section 193.195 - Marriage license recording fee.

Section 193.205 - Marriage dissolution or annulment record.

Section 193.215 - Amendment of certificates and reports — acknowledgment of paternity affidavit, notice to be given parents — rescission of acknowledgment, filing — paternity establishment services offered by department.

Section 193.225 - Methods of preserving records, requirements — certified reproductions accepted as originals — death record originals transferred to state archives.

Section 193.235 - Probative value of delayed or altered certificates.

Section 193.245 - Inspection and copying of records, disclosure of information, unlawful unless authorized — authority.

Section 193.255 - Certified copies of vital records, issuance — probative value — cooperation with federal agencies and other states — issuance of certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, when.

Section 193.265 - Fees for certification and other services — distribution — services free, when.

Section 193.275 - Records to be kept by institutions and others — period — power of registrar to demand information.

Section 193.285 - Local registrar's duties.

Section 193.315 - Acts which constitute crimes.

Section 193.325 - Application of law.