West Virginia § 16-5-34 Uniform system of registration of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage

West Virginia Statutes

§ 16-5-34 — Uniform system of registration of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage

West Virginia § 16-5-34

Ch. 16PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. 5VITAL STATISTICS

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W. Va. Code § 16-5-34 (2026).

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(a)To encourage an efficient and uniform system of registration of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage may be established in this state, the state Registrar shall provide for the registration of each marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage which occurs in this state.

(b)The commissioner may, subject to legislative rule:

(1)Install a statewide system of registering, indexing, and preserving records of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage;

(2)Give instructions, and prescribe and furnish forms, for collecting, transcribing, compiling and preserving records and statistics of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage; and

(3)Make and publish a statistical report of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage in this state.

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(a) To encourage an efficient and uniform system of registration of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage may be established in this state, the state Registrar shall provide for the registration of each marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage which occurs in this state.

(b) The commissioner may, subject to legislative rule:

(1) Install a statewide system of registering, indexing, and preserving records of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage;

(2) Give instructions, and prescribe and furnish forms, for collecting, transcribing, compiling and preserving records and statistics of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage; and

(3) Make and publish a statistical report of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage in this state.