CHAPTER 46 RETURN AND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS - Massachusetts Statutes

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Section 1 Certificates of birth, marriage, death and acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; contents; residence defined
Section 11/2 Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth; filing
Section 1A Birth records of abandoned children or foundlings
Section 1B Filing reports of out-of-state births or adoptions
Section 1C Filing reports of out-of-state deaths
Section 1D Adoption of surname upon marriage
Section 1E Definitions
Section 2 Separate registries for births, deaths and marriages
Section 2A Disclosure of information about vital statistics; conditions
Section 2B Pre-adoption birth certificates; application for inspection by adopted persons
Section 2C Pre-adoption birth certificates; access by child of deceased adopted parent
Section 3 Physician’s record of birth; out of hospital birth
Section 3A Hospital administrator’s duties; report; verification
Section 3B Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
Section 3C Children born out of wedlock; information regarding benefits and responsibilities of parentage; voluntary acknowledgment of parentage
Section 3D Acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; records available to IV-D agency
Section 4 Birth without attending physician; report; recording; petition; hearing
Section 4A Local officials; processing of birth certificates
Section 4B Artificial insemination
Section 5 Repealed, 1968, 84, Sec. 5
Section 6 Notification of births and deaths
Section 7 Report of births and deaths at sea
Section 7A Report of births on airplanes; penalty for violation
Section 8 Penalty for failure to report births and deaths
Section 9 Death certificates; issuance; contents; declaration of death by nurse, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant
Section 9A Repealed, 1977, 598, Sec. 1
Section 9B Penalties
Section 10 Death certificates of veterans; contents; penalty for violation
Section 11 Duties of undertakers
Section 12 Certified copies of birth certificates and death records; transmission to parents or next of kin; exceptions
Section 13 Correction of records
Section 13A Correction of birth records; procedure
Section 14 Penalty for false returns
Section 15 Blank forms for returns of births
Section 16 Blank forms for towns and boards of health; contents; distribution
Section 17 Birth records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17A Marriage records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17B Death records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17C Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records
Section 17D Amended birth, marriage and death records; certified copies to holders of originals
Section 18 Information on forms; legible writing required
Section 19 Use of records as evidence
Section 19A Unauthorized reproduction of records; penalty
Section 19B Certified copies of birth records; restricted information regarding mother
Section 19C Authentication of copies of birth, marriage and death records; use as evidence
Section 20 Births and deaths in Tewksbury Hospital; records
Section 21 Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 15
Section 22 Registrars of vital statistics
Section 23 Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
Section 24 Statements of births and deaths; penalty
Section 25 Disposition of fines and forfeitures
Section 26 Fees
Section 27 Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties
Section 28 Administration of oaths
Section 29 Attestation of certificates
Section 30 Alteration, forgery or counterfeiting; penalty
Section 31 Adoption contact information registry

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Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEVII > CHAPTER46

Section 1 Certificates of birth, marriage, death and acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; contents; residence defined
Section 11/2 Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth; filing
Section 1A Birth records of abandoned children or foundlings
Section 1B Filing reports of out-of-state births or adoptions
Section 1C Filing reports of out-of-state deaths
Section 1D Adoption of surname upon marriage
Section 1E Definitions
Section 2 Separate registries for births, deaths and marriages
Section 2A Disclosure of information about vital statistics; conditions
Section 2B Pre-adoption birth certificates; application for inspection by adopted persons
Section 2C Pre-adoption birth certificates; access by child of deceased adopted parent
Section 3 Physician’s record of birth; out of hospital birth
Section 3A Hospital administrator’s duties; report; verification
Section 3B Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
Section 3C Children born out of wedlock; information regarding benefits and responsibilities of parentage; voluntary acknowledgment of parentage
Section 3D Acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; records available to IV-D agency
Section 4 Birth without attending physician; report; recording; petition; hearing
Section 4A Local officials; processing of birth certificates
Section 4B Artificial insemination
Section 5 Repealed, 1968, 84, Sec. 5
Section 6 Notification of births and deaths
Section 7 Report of births and deaths at sea
Section 7A Report of births on airplanes; penalty for violation
Section 8 Penalty for failure to report births and deaths
Section 9 Death certificates; issuance; contents; declaration of death by nurse, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant
Section 9A Repealed, 1977, 598, Sec. 1
Section 9B Penalties
Section 10 Death certificates of veterans; contents; penalty for violation
Section 11 Duties of undertakers
Section 12 Certified copies of birth certificates and death records; transmission to parents or next of kin; exceptions
Section 13 Correction of records
Section 13A Correction of birth records; procedure
Section 14 Penalty for false returns
Section 15 Blank forms for returns of births
Section 16 Blank forms for towns and boards of health; contents; distribution
Section 17 Birth records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17A Marriage records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17B Death records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17C Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records
Section 17D Amended birth, marriage and death records; certified copies to holders of originals
Section 18 Information on forms; legible writing required
Section 19 Use of records as evidence
Section 19A Unauthorized reproduction of records; penalty
Section 19B Certified copies of birth records; restricted information regarding mother
Section 19C Authentication of copies of birth, marriage and death records; use as evidence
Section 20 Births and deaths in Tewksbury Hospital; records
Section 21 Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 15
Section 22 Registrars of vital statistics
Section 23 Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
Section 24 Statements of births and deaths; penalty
Section 25 Disposition of fines and forfeitures
Section 26 Fees
Section 27 Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties
Section 28 Administration of oaths
Section 29 Attestation of certificates
Section 30 Alteration, forgery or counterfeiting; penalty
Section 31 Adoption contact information registry

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Section 1 Certificates of birth, marriage, death and acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; contents; residence defined
Section 11/2 Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth; filing
Section 1A Birth records of abandoned children or foundlings
Section 1B Filing reports of out-of-state births or adoptions
Section 1C Filing reports of out-of-state deaths
Section 1D Adoption of surname upon marriage
Section 1E Definitions
Section 2 Separate registries for births, deaths and marriages
Section 2A Disclosure of information about vital statistics; conditions
Section 2B Pre-adoption birth certificates; application for inspection by adopted persons
Section 2C Pre-adoption birth certificates; access by child of deceased adopted parent
Section 3 Physician’s record of birth; out of hospital birth
Section 3A Hospital administrator’s duties; report; verification
Section 3B Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
Section 3C Children born out of wedlock; information regarding benefits and responsibilities of parentage; voluntary acknowledgment of parentage
Section 3D Acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; records available to IV-D agency
Section 4 Birth without attending physician; report; recording; petition; hearing
Section 4A Local officials; processing of birth certificates
Section 4B Artificial insemination
Section 5 Repealed, 1968, 84, Sec. 5
Section 6 Notification of births and deaths
Section 7 Report of births and deaths at sea
Section 7A Report of births on airplanes; penalty for violation
Section 8 Penalty for failure to report births and deaths
Section 9 Death certificates; issuance; contents; declaration of death by nurse, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant
Section 9A Repealed, 1977, 598, Sec. 1
Section 9B Penalties
Section 10 Death certificates of veterans; contents; penalty for violation
Section 11 Duties of undertakers
Section 12 Certified copies of birth certificates and death records; transmission to parents or next of kin; exceptions
Section 13 Correction of records
Section 13A Correction of birth records; procedure
Section 14 Penalty for false returns
Section 15 Blank forms for returns of births
Section 16 Blank forms for towns and boards of health; contents; distribution
Section 17 Birth records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17A Marriage records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17B Death records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Section 17C Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records
Section 17D Amended birth, marriage and death records; certified copies to holders of originals
Section 18 Information on forms; legible writing required
Section 19 Use of records as evidence
Section 19A Unauthorized reproduction of records; penalty
Section 19B Certified copies of birth records; restricted information regarding mother
Section 19C Authentication of copies of birth, marriage and death records; use as evidence
Section 20 Births and deaths in Tewksbury Hospital; records
Section 21 Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 15
Section 22 Registrars of vital statistics
Section 23 Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
Section 24 Statements of births and deaths; penalty
Section 25 Disposition of fines and forfeitures
Section 26 Fees
Section 27 Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties
Section 28 Administration of oaths
Section 29 Attestation of certificates
Section 30 Alteration, forgery or counterfeiting; penalty
Section 31 Adoption contact information registry