130A-97. Duties of local registrars.
The local registrar shall:
(1) Administer and enforce provisions of this Article and the rules, and immediately report any violation to the State Registrar;
(2) Furnish certificate forms and instructions supplied by the State Registrar to persons who require them;
(3) Examine each certificate when submitted to determine if it has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the rules. If a certificate is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the responsible person shall be notified and required to furnish the necessary information. All birth and death certificates shall be typed or written legibly in permanent black, blue-black, or blue ink;
(4) Enter the date on which a certificate is received and sign as local registrar;
(5) Transmit to the register of deeds of the county a copy of each certificate registered within seven days of receipt of a birth or death certificate. The copy transmitted shall include the race of the father and mother if that information is contained on the State copy of the certificate of live birth. Copies transmitted may be on blanks furnished by the State Registrar or may be photocopies made in a manner approved by the register of deeds. The local registrar may also keep a copy of each certificate for no more than two years;
(6) On the fifth day of each month or more often, if requested, send to the State Registrar all original certificates registered during the preceding month; and
(7) Maintain records, make reports and perform other duties required by the State Registrar. (1913, c. 109, s. 18; 1915, c. 85, s. 2; c. 164, s. 2; C.S., s. 7109; Ex. Sess. 1920, c. 58, s. 1; 1931, c. 79; 1933, c. 9, s. 1; 1943, c. 673; 1949, c. 133; 1955, c. 951, ss. 20, 21; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1963, c. 492, ss. 4, 8; 1969, c. 1031, s. 1; 1971, c. 444, s. 8; 1979, c. 95, s. 9; 1981, c. 554; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2003-60, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 130A-90 - Vital statistics program.
§ 130A-92 - Duties of the State Registrar.
§ 130A-93 - Access to vital records; copies.
§ 130A-93.1 - Fees for vital records copies or search; automation fund.
§ 130A-95 - Control of local registrar.
§ 130A-96 - Appointment of deputy and sub-registrars.
§ 130A-97 - Duties of local registrars.
§ 130A-98 - Pay of local registrars.
§ 130A-99 - Register of deeds to preserve copies of birth and death records.
§ 130A-100 - Register of deeds may perform notarial acts.
§ 130A-101 - Birth registration.
§ 130A-102 - Contents of birth certificate.
§ 130A-104 - Registration of birth one year or more after birth.
§ 130A-105 - Validation of irregular registration of birth certificates.
§ 130A-106 - Establishing fact of birth by persons without certificates.
§ 130A-108 - Certificate of identification for individual of foreign birth.
§ 130A-109 - Birth certificate as evidence.
§ 130A-110 - Registration of marriage certificates.
§ 130A-111 - Registration of divorces and annulments.
§ 130A-112 - Notification of death.
§ 130A-113 - Permits for burial-transit, authorization for cremation and disinterment-reinterment.
§ 130A-114 - Fetal death registration; certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
§ 130A-115 - Death registration.
§ 130A-116 - Contents of death certificate.
§ 130A-117 - Persons required to keep records and provide information.
§ 130A-118 - Amendment of birth and death certificates.
§ 130A-120 - Certification of birth dates furnished to veterans' organizations.