Connecticut General Statutes 7-44 – When authenticated copies of certificates to be transmitted to other towns. Use of electronic vital records system
(a) When it appears from the certificate of a birth, marriage, death or fetal death filed with any registrar of vital statistics that the residence of the mother of the child or that of either of the parties to the marriage or that of the deceased was in some other town in this state at the time of such birth, marriage, death or fetal death, such registrar shall at once transmit an authenticated copy of such certificate of birth, marriage, death or fetal death, including all information contained on such certificate, to the registrar of the town in which the mother of such child or either of the contracting parties to such marriage or such deceased resided at the time of such birth, marriage, death or fetal death. Such copy shall be in the format prescribed by the department. Any registrar of vital statistics of any town or city in this state, receiving such authenticated copy of a birth, marriage, death or fetal death certificate from a registrar of a town or city in this state, shall record the same, but shall not transmit a copy thereof to the commissioner.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 7-44
- authenticated: means to affix to a vital record in paper format the official seal, or to affix to a vital record in electronic format the user identification, password, or other means of electronic identification, as approved by the department, of the creator of the vital record, or the creator's designee, by which affixing the creator of such paper or electronic vital record, or the creator's designee, affirms the integrity of such vital record. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designee. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
- Department: means the Department of Public Health. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
- registrar: means the registrar of births, marriages, deaths and fetal deaths or any public official charged with the care of returns relating to vital statistics. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
- Vital records: means a certificate of birth, death, fetal death or marriage. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
(b) Any registrar of vital statistics of any town or city in this state who has authorized access to an electronic vital records system may meet the certificate filing requirements of this section by using such system, except that if the town of residence does not have access to such system, the registrar of the town in which the vital event occurred shall use manual procedures to transmit an authenticated copy of the certificate to the registrar of the town of residence.
(c) Each registrar of vital statistics in this state with authorized access to the electronic vital records system of the department may access vital records through such system for the purpose of viewing, printing and issuing certificates to authorized individuals in accordance with sections 7-51 and 7-51a. Only the registrar of the town in which the vital event occurred or the department may make corrections or amendments to any such certificates.