193.225. Methods of preserving records, requirements--certified reproductions accepted as originals--death record originals transferred to state archives.
Methods of preserving records, requirements--certified reproductionsaccepted as originals--death record originals transferred to statearchives.
193.225. To preserve vital records, the state registrar is authorizedto prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions ofvital statistics certificates or reports. Such reproducing material shallbe of durable material and the device used to reproduce the records shallbe as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in alldetails ensuring their proper retention and integrity in accordance withstandards established by the state records commission. Such reproductionswhen certified by the state registrar shall be accepted as the originalrecords. Death records over fifty years old from which permanentreproductions have been made and verified shall be transferred to theMissouri state archives.
(L. 1984 S.B. 574, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1634)