There is hereby established within the department the State Office of Vital Records which shall maintain and operate the state's official vital records registration system. The system shall be in effect in all areas of the state, and the State Office of Vital Records shall provide for proper administration of the system and preservation of its records.
(Code 1933, § 88-1702, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 1; Code 1981, §31-10-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 2; Ga. L. 2004, p. 477, § 2.)