Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-1-3-.34 - Copies of Data from Vital Records

(1) When a certified copy is issued, each certification shall be certified as a true copy by the officer in whose custody the record is entrusted, and shall include the date issued, the original signature or authorized facsimile thereof, of the issuing officer, the State Registrar's authorized facsimile signature, and the impressed seal of the issuing office. When certifying birth records which are not on file in the State Office of Vital Records or do not contain the State file number, a certifying statement which does not contain the facsimile signature of the State Registrar must be prepared by the issuing officer.

(2) When the State Registrar receives information or finds evidence that a certificate was registered through misrepresentation or fraud, he or she shall have authority to withhold the issuance of a certified copy of such certificate, electronically flag the certificate, remove the certificate from the files, and place the certificate and all evidence which supports the finding of misrepresentation or fraud in a special file. Such certificate will be marked "Void". The decision to invalidate a record shall be subject to appeal in accordance with Rule 511-1-3-.39.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-1-3-.34

O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2A-6, 31-10-3, 31-10-26.

Original Rule entitled "Copies of Data from Vital Records" adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013. Amended: F. Sep. 6, 2019; eff. Oct. 7, 2019, as specified by the Agency.