Copies of marriage certificates and reports of divorce registered with the Department of Health and Environmental Control must be issued to the parties married or divorced, their adult children, a present or former spouse of either party married or divorced, their respective legal representative, or upon request to the Department of Social Services or its designee for the purpose of establishing paternity or establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation. Other applicants may be provided with a statement that the marriage or divorce occurred, the date, and county of the event.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 341, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 71, Section 13.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 44-63-10. Duties of Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Section 44-63-30. State registrar of vital statistics.
Section 44-63-40. County registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars.
Section 44-63-55. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Section 44-63-60. Certificates to be furnished by state registrar.
Section 44-63-72. Death certificates filed by licensed embalmers and funeral directors; contents.
Section 44-63-82. Matching of birth and death certificates.
Section 44-63-84. Persons to whom death certificate may be issued.
Section 44-63-86. Persons to whom marriage certificates and reports of divorce may be issued.
Section 44-63-90. Issuance of certificate where birth has not been registered.
Section 44-63-120. Disposition of fees received by state registrar.
Section 44-63-140. Supplementary or amended birth certificates for adopted children or adults.
Section 44-63-150. Correction of mistakes in birth or death certificates.
Section 44-63-160. Amendment of birth record of legitimized child.
Section 44-63-161. Unlawful acts; penalties.
Section 44-63-180. Persons who may register statistical record of birth.