Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 69 - Collection of statistics.
69.05 - Duties of local registrar.

69.05 Duties of local registrar. A local registrar shall:
(1) Be subject to the direction of the state registrar.
(4) Preserve, amend and certify vital records under this subchapter by photographic, electronic or other means as directed by the state registrar, except that a local registrar may destroy vital records on file for more than 365 days if the state registrar determines that the local registrar has access through the state registrar's computer database to the information necessary to issue certified copies under s. 69.21 (1) (b) 2.
(5) Enforce this subchapter in his or her registration district and report to the state registrar in writing any violation upon receipt of knowledge of the violation.
(7) Send a note of the designation of a deputy to the state registrar no later than one working day after the designation takes effect. The notice shall include a copy of the deputy's signature and the effective date of the designation.
History: 1985 a. 315; 1989 a. 359; 1993 a. 27; 1997 a. 114; 1999 a. 185; 2017 a. 334.
A local registrar has no power to adopt procedures that are more stringent than those directed by the state registrar for issuing certified copies of vital records under s. 69.21 (1). 80 Atty. Gen. 35.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 69 - Collection of statistics.

69.01 - Definitions.

69.02 - Department powers and duties.

69.03 - Powers and duties of state registrar.

69.035 - Treatment by state registrar of tribal vital records and tribal court orders.

69.04 - Local registration district.

69.05 - Duties of local registrar.

69.06 - Duties of city registrars.

69.07 - Duties of register of deeds.

69.08 - Requirements for registration.

69.09 - Corrections prior to filing.

69.10 - Correction of obvious errors.

69.11 - Amendments without court order.

69.12 - Entry of true facts by court order.

69.13 - Correction of facts misrepresented by informant for record of birth.

69.14 - Registration of births.

69.145 - Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

69.15 - Changes of fact on birth records.

69.16 - Marriage documents.

69.17 - Divorce report.

69.18 - Death records.

69.186 - Induced abortion reporting.

69.19 - Court-ordered death records.

69.20 - Disclosure of information from vital records.

69.21 - Copies of vital records.

69.22 - Fees.

69.24 - Penalties.

69.30 - Authorized copying of vital records.

69.60 - Taxes and bonds.

69.61 - Annual statement of taxes.

69.62 - Returns to department of revenue.

69.63 - Department of revenue, duties.

69.64 - Realty statistics; items.

69.65 - Statistics compiled, use of; county clerk's duties.

69.66 - Agricultural statistics.

69.67 - Returns may be sent for; expense.

69.68 - Statement of indebtedness to secretary of state.

69.69 - Neglect of duty.