Delaware § 3105 State Registrar of Vital Statistics; duties

Delaware Statutes

§ 3105 — State Registrar of Vital Statistics; duties

Delaware § 3105

JurisdictionDelaware

Title16

PartVital Statistics

Ch. 31REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS AND ADOPTIONS

Subch.General Provisions

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Del. Code tit. 16, § 3105 (2026).

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(a)The Director of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services shall be the State Registrar and shall:

(1)Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records.

(2)Direct, supervise and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics.

(3)Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the State in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics.

(4)Prescribe, with the approval of the Department, furnish and distribute such forms as are required by this chapter and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, or prescribe such other means for transmission of

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(a) The Director of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services shall be the State Registrar and shall:

(1) Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records.

(2) Direct, supervise and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics.

(3) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the State in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics.

(4) Prescribe, with the approval of the Department, furnish and distribute such forms as are required by this chapter and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, or prescribe such other means for transmission of data as will accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate reporting and registration.

(5) Prepare and publish reports of vital statistics of this State and such other reports as the Registrar may deem necessary.

(b) The Delaware Health Statistics Center within the Division of Public Health shall have responsibility for the statistical analysis of vital statistics data and shall prepare and publish vital statistics reports of this State. The State Registrar may establish or designate other offices in the State to aid in the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics.

(c) The central office and each branch office of the Office of Vital Statistics shall offer voluntary paternity acknowledgment services, as described in § 3121(c) and (d) of this title, to the mother and putative father of a child born to unmarried parents.

(d) The State Registrar may delegate such functions and duties vested in the Registrar to employees of the Office of Vital Statistics and to employees of any office established or designated under subsection (b) of this section.

Legislative History

26 Del. Laws, c. 75 ; Code 1915, § 770; 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 2 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 2 ; Code 1915, §§ 770, 798; 29 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 1 ; 33 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 4 ; 34 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1 ; Code 1935, §§ 776, 781; 16 Del. C. 1953, §§ 3104, 3154; 57 Del. Laws, c. 591, § 14 ; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 141 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 104 ; 76 Del. Laws, c. 194, § 2