Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5001
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5001
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
§ 5001. Duties of custodians
(a) Beginning on January 1, 2010, all certified copies of vital event certificates shall be issued on unique paper with antifraud features approved by the State Registrar and available from the Office of Vital Records.
(b) Town custodians of vital event certificates shall ensure that the following are stored in a fireproof safe or vault:
(1) blank copies of antifraud paper;
(2) original vital event certificates; and
(3) such other records or materials as the State Registrar may prescribe.
(c)(1) The State Registrar may audit any municipal or county office that stores or issues vital records to determine its compliance with the requirements of this part and any rules adopted under this part. The State Registrar may require an office that fails an audit to cease issuing vital records until it passes a new audit.
(2) Following a failed audit, upon request, the State Registrar shall conduct a follow-up audit within 30 days after the request. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1965, No. 112, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2007, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 46, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; 2023, No. 6, § 155, eff. July 1, 2023.)