26-2-26. Certified copies of vital records -- Preparation by state and local
registrars -- Evidentiary value.
(1) The state registrar and local registrars authorized by the department under Section
26-2-21 may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of vital records
and certify their correctness.
(2) Certified copies of the vital record, or authorized reproductions of the original, issued
by either the state registrar or a designated local registrar are prima facie evidence in all courts of
the state with like effect as the vital record.
Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
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