Chapter 46 - RETURN AND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
- Section 46:1 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Certificates of birth, marriage, death and acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; contents; residence, defined
- Section 46:1 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Certificates of birth, marriage, death and acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; contents; residence, defined
- Section 46:1 1/2 - Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth
- Section 46:1A - Birth records of abandoned children or foundlings
- Section 46:1B - Filing reports of out-of-state births or adoptions
- Section 46:1C - Filing reports of out-of-state deaths
- Section 46:1D - Adoption of surname upon marriage
- Section 46:1E - [Effective Until 11/21/2024] Definitions
- Section 46:1E - [Effective 11/21/2024] Definitions
- Section 46:2 - Separate registries for births, deaths and marriages
- Section 46:2A - Disclosure of information about vital statistics; conditions
- Section 46:2B - Release and inspection of birth records; notification of release
- Section 46:2C - Access for deceased adopted persons
- Section 46:3 - Physician's record of birth; illegitimate children; out of hospital birth
- Section 46:3A - Hospital administrator's duties; report; verification
- Section 46:3B - [Effective Until 11/21/2024] Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
- Section 46:3B - [Effective 11/21/2024] Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
- Section 46:3C - Children born out of wedlock; information regarding benefits and responsibilities of parentage; voluntary acknowledgement of parentage
- Section 46:3D - Acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; records available to IV-D agency
- Section 46:4 - Birth without attending physician; report; recording; petition; hearing
- Section 46:4A - Local officials; processing of birth certificates
- Section 46:4B - [Repealed Effective 1/1/2025] Artificial insemination
- Section 46:6 - Notification of births and deaths
- Section 46:7 - Report of births and deaths at sea
- Section 46:7A - Report of births on airplanes; penalty for violation
- Section 46:8 - Penalty for failure to report births and deaths
- Section 46:9 - Death certificates; issuance; contents; declaration of death by nurse, nurse practitioner or physician assistant
- Section 46:9B - Penalties
- Section 46:10 - Death certificates of veterans; contents; penalty for violation
- Section 46:11 - Duties of undertakers
- Section 46:12 - Certified copies of birth certificates and death records; transmission to parents or next of kin; exceptions
- Section 46:13 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Correction of records
- Section 46:13 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Correction of records
- Section 46:13A - Correction of birth records; procedure
- Section 46:14 - Penalty for false returns
- Section 46:15 - [Repealed]
- Section 46:16 - Blank forms for vital records; contents; approval by state registrar
- Section 46:17 - Birth records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
- Section 46:17A - Marriage records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
- Section 46:17B - Death records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
- Section 46:17C - Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records
- Section 46:17D - Amended birth, marriage and death records; certified copies to holders of originals
- Section 46:18 - Information on forms; legible writing required; approval by state registrar
- Section 46:19 - Use of records as evidence
- Section 46:19A - Unauthorized reproduction of records; penalty
- Section 46:19B - Certified copies of birth records; restricted information regarding mother
- Section 46:19C - Authentication of copies of birth, marriage and death records; use as evidence
- Section 46:20 - Births and deaths in Tewksbury hospital; records
- Section 46:22 - Registrars of vital statistics
- Section 46:23 - Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
- Section 46:24 - Statements of births and deaths; penalty
- Section 46:25 - Disposition of fines and forfeitures
- Section 46:26 - Fees
- Section 46:27 - Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties
- Section 46:28 - Administration of oaths
- Section 46:29 - Attestation of certificates
- Section 46:30 - Alteration, forgery or counterfeiting; penalty
- Section 46:31 - Adoption contact information registry
- Section 46:32 - Procedure when forgery or fraud suspected with vital records
- Section 46:33 - Centralized, automated database for the system of vital records and statistics
- Section 46:34 - Authority of registrar to enter into agreements with state and federal agencies