Virginia § 32.1-273.1 - Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 32.1-273.1 — Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32.1-273.1. Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund
For the purpose of fully automating the system of vital records provided for in this chapter, including the statewide system for decentralizing certification of vital records, there is hereby established the Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund.
Four dollars of each fee collected by the State Registrar shall be deposited by the Comptroller to this fund to be appropriated for this purpose to the Department of Health by the General Assembly as it deems necessary.
Deposits to this fund shall cease at such time as the system of vital records for Virginia has become fully automated and the fund shall expire. Any funds unexpended at expiration shall revert to the general fund.
1983, c. 235; 1994, c. 373.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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