Terms Used In Iowa Code 144.42

  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • State registrar: means the state registrar of vital statistics. See Iowa Code 144.1
 To preserve original documents, the state registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the state registrar‘s office. Such reproductions when certified by the state registrar shall be accepted as the original record.