§ 130A-97. Duties of local registrars.
§ 130A‑97. Duties oflocal registrars.
The local registrar shall:
(1) Administer andenforce provisions of this Article and the rules, and immediately report anyviolation to the State Registrar;
(2) Furnish certificateforms and instructions supplied by the State Registrar to persons who requirethem;
(3) Examine eachcertificate when submitted to determine if it has been completed in accordancewith the provisions of this Article and the rules. If a certificate isincomplete or unsatisfactory, the responsible person shall be notified andrequired to furnish the necessary information. All birth and death certificatesshall be typed or written legibly in permanent black, blue‑black, or blueink;
(4) Enter the date onwhich a certificate is received and sign as local registrar;
(5) Transmit to theregister of deeds of the county a copy of each certificate registered withinseven days of receipt of a birth or death certificate. The copy transmittedshall include the race of the father and mother if that information iscontained on the State copy of the certificate of live birth. Copiestransmitted may be on blanks furnished by the State Registrar or may bephotocopies made in a manner approved by the register of deeds. The localregistrar may also keep a copy of each certificate for no more than two years;
(6) On the fifth day ofeach month or more often, if requested, send to the State Registrar alloriginal certificates registered during the preceding month; and
(7) Maintain records,make reports and perform other duties required by the State Registrar. (1913, c. 109, s. 18; 1915,c. 85, s. 2; c. 164, s. 2; C.S., s. 7109; Ex. Sess. 1920, c. 58, s. 1; 1931, c.79; 1933, c. 9, s. 1; 1943, c. 673; 1949, c. 133; 1955, c. 951, ss. 20, 21;1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1963, c. 492, ss. 4, 8; 1969, c. 1031, s. 1; 1971, c. 444,s. 8; 1979, c. 95, s. 9; 1981, c. 554; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2003‑60, s.1.)