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Section
1

Certificates of Birth, Marriage, Death and Acknowledgments and Adjudications of Paternity; Contents; Residence Defined

Section
1a

Birth Records of Abandoned Children or Foundlings

Section
1b

Filing Reports of Out-of-State Births or Adoptions

Section
1c

Filing Reports of Out-of-State Deaths

Section
1d

Adoption of Surname Upon Marriage

Section
1e

Definitions

Section
2

Separate Registries for Births, Deaths and Marriages

Section
2a

Disclosure of Information About Vital Statistics; Conditions

Section
2b

Pre-Adoption Birth Certificates; Application for Inspection by Adopted Persons

Section
2c

Pre-Adoption Birth Certificates; Access by Child of Deceased Adopted Parent

Section
3

Physician's Record of Birth; Out of Hospital Birth

Section
3a

Hospital Administrator's Duties; Report; Verification

Section
3b

Birth Without Immediate Admittance to Hospital for Postnatal Care; Report

Section
3c

Children Born Out of Wedlock; Information Regarding Benefits and Responsibilities of Parentage; Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage

Section
3d

Acknowledgments and Adjudications of Paternity; Records Available to Iv–d Agency

Section
4

Birth Without Attending Physician; Report; Recording; Petition; Hearing

Section
4a

Local Officials; Processing of Birth Certificates

Section
4b

Artificial Insemination

Section
5

Repealed, 1968, 84, Sec. 5

Section
6

Notification of Births and Deaths

Section
7

Report of Births and Deaths at Sea

Section
7a

Report of Births on Airplanes; Penalty for Violation

Section
8

Penalty for Failure to Report Births and Deaths

Section
9

Death Certificates; Issuance; Contents; Declaration of Death by Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant

Section
9a

Repealed, 1977, 598, Sec. 1

Section
9b

Penalties

Section
10

Death Certificates of Veterans; Contents; Penalty for Violation

Section
11

Duties of Undertakers

Section
11/2

Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; Filing

Section
12

Certified Copies of Birth Certificates and Death Records; Transmission to Parents or Next of Kin; Exceptions

Section
13

Correction of Records

Section
13a

Correction of Birth Records; Procedure

Section
14

Penalty for False Returns

Section
15

Repealed, 2010, 327, Sec. 1

Section
16

Blank Forms for Vital Records; Security Features; Approval of Non-State Registrar Supplied Forms; Standards for Forms Used for Permanent Records

Section
17

Birth Records; State Registrar; Originals; Certified Copies

Section
17a

Marriage Records; State Registrar; Originals; Certified Copies

Section
17b

Death Records; State Registrar; Originals; Certified Copies

Section
17c

Original Forms and Evidence of Amendments and Corrections in Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Section
17d

Amended Birth, Marriage and Death Records; Certified Copies to Holders of Originals

Section
18

Script Used on Forms; State Standards for Uniformity, Security, Materials, Devices and Preservation

Section
19

Use of Records as Evidence

Section
19a

Unauthorized Reproduction of Records; Penalty

Section
19b

Certified Copies of Birth Records; Restricted Information Regarding Mother

Section
19c

Authentication of Copies of Birth, Marriage and Death Records; Use as Evidence

Section
20

Births and Deaths in Tewksbury Hospital; Records

Section
21

Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 15

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22

Registrars of Vital Statistics

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23

Prosecution of Persons Failing to File Required Reports

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24

Statements of Births and Deaths; Penalty

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25

Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures

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26

Fees

Section
27

Clerks; Penalty for Neglecting Required Duties

Section
28

Administration of Oaths

Section
29

Attestation of Certificates

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30

Alteration, Forgery or Counterfeiting; Penalty

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31

Adoption Contact Information Registry

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32

Reasonable Cause to Believe There Has Been Misconduct Regarding Vital Records; Actions by Clerk and State Registrar

Section
33

Centralized, Automated Database for Vital Records and Statistics; Certified Copies Issued From Database; Capacity Requirements of Database; Maintenance and Preservation of Original Paper Records

Section
34

Agreements to Verify Existence of Birth, Marriage or Death Records