Delaware Statutes
§ 3107 — Reproduction of vital records; official seal for certification
Delaware·Title 16·Part Vital Statistics·Ch. 31 REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS AND ADOPTIONS·Subch. General Provisions
(a)To preserve vital records, the State Registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic or other reproductions of certificates or reports in the Office of Vital Statistics. Such reproductions when certified by the State Registrar shall be accepted as the original records.
(b)The Department shall adopt an official seal for purposes of certification. Every certificate or other official paper executed by the State Registrar, in pursuance of any authority conferred by law, and bearing the seal of the Department shall be received as evidence when duly certified by the Department, under its seal, with the same force and effect as the original would, in law, be entitled to if produced in open court.
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Legislative History
27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 2 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 2 ; Code 1915, § 798; 29 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 1 ; 33 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 4 ; 34 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1 ; Code 1935, § 781; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3106; 57 Del. Laws, c. 591, § 15 ; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 142