Vermont § 5001 - Duties of custodians
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5001 — Duties of custodians, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5001. Duties of custodians
- (a) Beginning on January 1, 2010, all certified copies of vital event certificates shall
be issued on unique paper with antifraud features approved by the State Registrar
and available from the Office of Vital Records. (b) Town custodians of vital event certificates shall ensure that the following are stored
in a fireproof safe or vault: (1) blank copies of antifraud paper; (2) original vital event certificates; and (3) such other records or materials as the State Registrar may prescribe. (c)(1) The State Registrar may audit any municipal or county office that stores or issues
vital records to determine its compliance with the requirements of this part and any
rules adopted under this part. The State Registrar may require an office that fails
an audit to cease issuing vital records until it passes a new audit. (2) Following a failed audit, upon request, the State Registrar shall conduct a follow-up
audit within 30 days after the request. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1965, No. 112, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2007, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 46, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; 2023, No. 6, § 155, eff. July 1, 2023.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5001 ("Duties of custodians") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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