§ 102345 Birth Certificate Transmission

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says the local office that handles birth and death papers must send all the original papers they got each week to the state office.

Key Takeaways

•Local registrars must send every original birth or death certificate they accept.
•They have to do this once a week for the papers they got the week before.
•The rule started working on January 1, 1993 (and was officially added in 1996).

Example

A town clerk receives a newborn's birth certificate on Monday and a death certificate on Thursday.

By Friday, the clerk must mail both original certificates to the State Registrar so the state has a complete record.

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§ 102345 Birth Certificate Transmission

(a) The local registrar of births and deaths shall transmit each week to the State Registrar all original certificates accepted for registration by him or her during the preceding week. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1993. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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local registrar State Registrar original certificates January 1, 1993

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102345.

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