Indiana Code 16-20-1-17. Vital statistics; birth and death records
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Sec. 17. (a) The local health officer shall collect, record, and report to the state department the vital statistics for the local health officer’s area of jurisdiction.
(b) The local health officer shall be the registrar of births and deaths. After making a birth or death record, the local health officer shall, by the fourth day of each month, forward the original record to the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-20-1-17
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5