Current through September 18, 2024
A. Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen.
Laws §
23-3-5, the State Registrar shall:
1. Administer and enforce the Act and these
Regulations and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the
statewide system of vital records.
2. Direct and supervise the statewide system
of vital records and the Office of Vital Records and be custodian of its
records.
3. Direct, supervise and
control the activities of local registrars and the activities of town and city
clerks related to the operation of the system of vital records.
4. Prescribe, with approval of the Director,
and distribute such forms as are required by the Act and these
Regulations.
5. Prepare and publish
annual reports of vital records of Rhode Island and such other reports as may
be required by the Director.
6.
Provide a copy of each certificate of birth, death, and marriage to the city or
town clerk of the community of residence of the registrant(s) on or before the
tenth (10th) day of the month after the certificate
is received by the Office, except for those certificates filed directly with
the State Registrar or where the city or town has electronic access to the
vital record pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
23-3-10(d)(3).
B. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
§
23-3-5(b), the
State Registrar, with the approval of the Director, may delegate such functions
and duties vested in the State Registrar to employees of the Office and to
local registrars as deemed necessary or expedient.
C. Upon request, the State Registrar shall
provide to all funeral directors, attorneys, and other interested persons in
Rhode Island, information regarding current fees for certified copies of death
records and addresses of vital records offices in other States. In addition,
the State Registrar shall provide information on services available in each
state to expedite requests for certified copies of death records.
1. The State Registrar, in bona fide
emergency situations, will attempt to further expedite issuance of the
certified copy of the death certificate by personally contacting the State
registrar or other person in charge of the vital records office in the other
State.
2. Costs for electronic
funds transfers and/or overnight delivery services shall be borne by the
original applicant in need of the expedited return of the certified copy of
death.
