2025 -- H 5871 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Shanley, Tanzi, Dawson, Handy, and | |
Date Introduced: February 28, 2025 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
(Dept. of Health) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 23-3-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-3 entitled "Vital |
2 | Records" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 23-3-5.1. Transfer of public historical documents. |
4 | (a) At the end of each calendar year, original records of births and marriages that have |
5 | occurred one hundred (100) years or more from the date of transfer and deaths that have occurred |
6 | fifty (50) years or more from the date of transfer, shall be permanently transferred by the state |
7 | registrar of vital records to the custody of the state archives under control of the secretary of state |
8 | who may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to these public historical documents. In order |
9 | to preserve the integrity of historical public vital records, which are maintained at the Rhode Island |
10 | state archives, public historical vital records shall not be amended. Prior to transferring the records |
11 | to the state archives, the division of vital records shall ensure that an electronic copy of the records |
12 | is provided to all local registrars for the purpose of issuance of accurate copies, or certified copies, |
13 | to the public as authorized by law. |
14 | (b) Amendments to records on file with the local registrar, which are not available in |
15 | electronic format, shall be forwarded upon amendment to the local registrar for the purpose of |
16 | issuance of accurate copies, or certified copies, to the public as authorized by law. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS | |
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1 | This act would provide that public historical vital records maintained by the state archives |
2 | shall not be amended. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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