Chapter 46 - Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths

Section 1 - Certificates of Birth, Marriage, Death and Acknowledgments and Adjudications of Paternity; Contents; Residence Defined
Section 11/2 - Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; Filing
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 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 9b - Penalties
Section 10 - Death Certificates of Veterans; Contents; Penalty for Violation
Section 11 - Duties of Undertakers
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 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 22 - Registrars of Vital Statistics
Section 23 - Prosecution of Persons Failing to File Required Reports
Section 24 - Statements of Births and Deaths; Penalty
Section 25 - Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures
Section 26 - Fees
Section 27 - Clerks; Penalty for Neglecting Required Duties
Section 28 - Administration of Oaths
Section 29 - Attestation of Certificates
Section 30 - Alteration, Forgery or Counterfeiting; Penalty
Section 31 - Adoption Contact Information Registry
Section 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