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FL Stat § 382.004 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.004 - Reproduction and Destruction of Records.

382.004 Reproduction and destruction of records.—(1) The department is authorized to photograph, microphotograph, reproduce on film, or reproduce by electronic means vital records in such a manner that the data on each page are in conformity with the original record.(2) The department is authorized to destroy any of the original vital records after they have been photographed or reproduced in conformity with the original record and after approval for destruction in accordance with chapter 257.(3) Photographs, microphotographs, or reproductions of any record in the form of film, prints, or electronically produced certifications made in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and certified by the department shall have the same force and effect as the originals thereof, shall be treated as originals for the purpose of their admissibility and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.History.—s. 1, ch. 59-221; s. 3, ch. 87-387; s. 68, ch. 95-143; s. 89, ch. 97-237; s. 15, ch. 99-397; s. 9, ch. 2001-53.Note.—Former s. 382.50.
FL Stat § 382.005 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.005 - Duties of Local Registrars.

382.005 Duties of local registrars.—(1) Each local registrar is charged with the strict and thorough enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted hereunder in his or her registration district, and shall make an immediate report to the department of any violation or apparent violation of this law or rules adopted hereunder.(2) Each local registrar shall make available blank forms as necessary and shall examine each certificate of live birth, death, or fetal death when presented for registration in order to ascertain whether or not it has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and adopted rules. All birth, death, and fetal death certificates shall be typewritten in permanent black ink, and a certificate is not complete and correct if it does not supply each item of information called for or satisfactorily account for its omission.(3) The local registrar or his or her deputy, if authorized by the department, shall sign as registrar in attestation of the date of registration and may also make and preserve a local record of each birth, death, and fetal death certificate registered by him or her, in such manner as directed by the department. The local registrar shall transmit daily to the department all original certificates registered. If no births, deaths, or fetal deaths occurred in any month, the local registrar or deputy shall, on the 7th day of the following month, report that fact to the department on a form provided for such purpose.(4) Each local registrar, immediately upon appointment, shall designate one or more deputy registrars to act on behalf of the local registrar.History.—ss. 4, 19, 23, ch. 6892, 1915; RGS 2072, 2089, 2092; CGL 3272, 3289, 3292; s. 16, ch. 25372, 1949; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 114, ch. 77-147; s. 4, ch. 87-387; s. 663, ch. 95-148; s. 90, ch. 97-237.Note.—Consolidation of former ss. 382.05, 382.33, 382.36.
FL Stat § 382.006 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.006 - Burial-Transit Permit.

382.006 Burial-transit permit.—(1) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body or fetus must obtain a burial-transit permit before final disposition and within 5 days after death. The funeral director shall provide the electronic burial-transit permit generated from the electronic death registration system, or a manually produced permit, to the person in charge of the place of final disposition.(2) A burial-transit permit shall be issued by the department or the local registrar or subregistrar of the registration district in which the death occurred or the body was found. A burial-transit permit may not be issued:(a) Until a complete and satisfactory certificate of death or fetal death is filed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and adopted rules, unless the funeral director provides adequate assurance that a complete and satisfactory certificate will be so registered.(b) Except under conditions prescribed by the department, if the death occurred from some disease that is deemed by the department to be infectious, contagious, or communicable and dangerous to the public health.(3) The funeral director shall deliver the burial-transit permit to the person in charge of the place of final disposition, before interring or otherwise disposing of the dead body or fetus within this state; or when transported to a point outside the state, the permit shall accompany the dead body or fetus to its destination.(4) A burial-transit permit issued under the law of another state or country, or a certification of a death certificate issued under the law of a state or country that does not issue burial-transit permits, which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this state shall be authority for final disposition of the dead body or fetus in this state.(5) Rules of the department may provide for the issuance of a burial-transit permit prior to the filing of a certificate of death or fetal death upon conditions designed to assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter in cases in which compliance with the requirement that the certificate be filed prior to the issuance of the permit would result in undue hardship.(6) For manually filed paper death records, the subregistrar in the licensed funeral or direct disposal establishment is responsible for producing and maintaining death and fetal death certificates and burial-transit permits in accordance with this chapter.(7) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 67-312; s. 5, ch. 87-387; s. 91, ch. 97-237; s. 2, ch. 2013-138; s. 3, ch. 2015-105.Note.—Former s. 382.061.
FL Stat § 382.007 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.007 - Final Dispositions Prohibited Without Burial-Transit Permit; Records of Dead Bodies Disposed.

382.007 Final dispositions prohibited without burial-transit permit; records of dead bodies disposed.—A person in charge of any premises on which final dispositions are made shall not inter or permit the interment or other disposition of any dead body unless it is accompanied by a burial-transit permit. Such person shall enter upon the permit the date of final disposition. He or she shall keep a record of all dead bodies buried or otherwise disposed of on the premises under his or her charge, in each case stating the name of each deceased person, place of death, date of final disposition, and name and address of the funeral director which record shall at all times be open to official inspection. The burial-transit permit on file may satisfy this requirement. The funeral director, when burying a dead body in a cemetery having no person in charge, shall enter the date of final disposition on the permit, write “No person in charge” on the permit, and keep the permit on file for at least 3 years after the date of final disposition.History.—s. 11, ch. 6892, 1915; RGS 2081; CGL 3281; s. 6, ch. 25372, 1949; s. 6, ch. 87-387; s. 664, ch. 95-148; s. 92, ch. 97-237; s. 4, ch. 2015-105.Note.—Former s. 382.14.
FL Stat § 382.009 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.009 - Recognition of Brain Death Under Certain Circumstances.

382.009 Recognition of brain death under certain circumstances.—(1) For legal and medical purposes, where respiratory and circulatory functions are maintained by artificial means of support so as to preclude a determination that these functions have ceased, the occurrence of death may be determined where there is the irreversible cessation of the functioning of the entire brain, including the brain stem, determined in accordance with this section.(2) Determination of death pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with currently accepted reasonable medical standards by two physicians licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. One physician shall be the treating physician, and the other physician shall be a board-eligible or board-certified neurologist, neurosurgeon, internist, pediatrician, surgeon, or anesthesiologist.(3) The next of kin of the patient shall be notified as soon as practicable of the procedures to determine death under this section. The medical records shall reflect such notice; if such notice has not been given, the medical records shall reflect the attempts to identify and notify the next of kin.(4) No recovery shall be allowed nor shall criminal proceedings be instituted in any court in this state against a physician or licensed medical facility that makes a determination of death in accordance with this section or which acts in reliance thereon, if such determination is made in accordance with the accepted standard of care for such physician or facility set forth in s. 766.102. Except for a diagnosis of brain death, the standard set forth in this section is not the exclusive standard for determining death or for the withdrawal of life support systems.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-216; s. 8, ch. 87-387; s. 84, ch. 2014-17.Note.—Former s. 382.085.
FL Stat § 382.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.011 - Medical Examiner Determination of Cause of Death.

382.011 Medical examiner determination of cause of death.—(1) In the case of any death or fetal death due to causes or conditions listed in s. 406.11, any death that occurred more than 12 months after the decedent was last treated by a primary or attending physician, or any death for which there is reason to believe that the death may have been due to an unlawful act or neglect, the funeral director or other person to whose attention the death may come shall refer the case to the district medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred or the body was found for investigation and determination of the cause of death.(2) The medical examiner shall complete and sign the medical certification of cause of death of the death or fetal death certificate within 72 hours after notification, whether or not final determination of the cause of death has been established, unless an extension has been granted as provided under s. 382.008. Any amendment fees prescribed in s. 382.0255 shall be waived when a later determination of cause of death is made.(3) The funeral director shall retain the responsibility for preparation of the death or fetal death certificate, obtaining the necessary signatures, filing with the department in a timely manner, and arranging for final disposition of the body when released by the medical examiner.History.—s. 8, ch. 6892, 1915; RGS 2077; CGL 3277; s. 9, ch. 87-387; s. 666, ch. 95-148; s. 94, ch. 97-237; s. 4, ch. 2013-138; s. 7, ch. 2015-105; s. 17, ch. 2020-9.Note.—Former s. 382.10.
FL Stat § 382.012 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.012 - Presumptive Death Certificate.

382.012 Presumptive death certificate.—(1) “Presumptive death” means a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that:(a) A death of a resident of this state has occurred or is presumed to have occurred, but the body of the person involved has not been located or recovered; or(b) A death of a nonresident of this state has occurred or is presumed to have occurred in this state, but the body of the person involved has not been located or recovered.(2) The department shall file a presumptive death certificate when ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. In case of a presumptive death certificate, the medical certification of cause of death must be signed by the judge issuing the court order. A petitioner seeking a presumptive death certificate must include in the petition before the court all information necessary to complete the presumptive death certificate.History.—s. 10, ch. 87-387; s. 95, ch. 97-237.
FL Stat § 382.0135 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.0135 - Social Security Numbers; Enumeration-at-Birth Program.

382.0135 Social security numbers; enumeration-at-birth program.—The department shall make arrangements with the United States Social Security Administration for electronic notification of deaths that occur in the state and to participate in the voluntary enumeration-at-birth program. The State Registrar is authorized to take any actions necessary to administer the program in this state, including modifying the procedures and forms used in the birth registration process.History.—s. 1, ch. 88-348; s. 53, ch. 97-101; s. 97, ch. 97-237; s. 8, ch. 2015-105.
FL Stat § 382.017 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.017 - Foreign Births.

382.017 Foreign births.—(1) Upon request, the department shall prepare and register a certificate of foreign birth for an adoptee born in a foreign country who is not a citizen of the United States and whose judgment of adoption was entered by a court of competent jurisdiction of this state. The certificate shall be established upon receipt of the report or certified copy of the adoption decree, proof of the date and place of the adoptee’s birth, and a request that the certificate be prepared from the court, the adopting parents, or the adoptee if of legal age. The certificate shall be labeled “Certificate of Foreign Birth” and shall show the true country and date of birth of the adoptee, and must include a statement that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship. After registering the certificate of foreign birth in the new name of the adoptee, the department shall place the adoption report or decree under seal, not to be broken except pursuant to court order.(2) If the adoptee was born in a foreign country but was a citizen of the United States at the time of birth, the department shall not prepare a certificate of foreign birth but shall notify the adoptive parents, or the adoptee if of legal age, of the procedure for obtaining a revised birth certificate through the United States Department of State.History.—s. 1, ch. 79-17; s. 1, ch. 80-166; s. 15, ch. 87-387; s. 100, ch. 97-237.Note.—Former s. 382.215.
FL Stat § 382.019 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.019 - Delayed Registration; Administrative Procedures.

382.019 Delayed registration; administrative procedures.—(1) Registration after 1 year is a delayed registration, and the department may, upon receipt of an application and the fee required under s. 382.0255, and proof of the birth, death, or fetal death as prescribed by this section or rule, register a delayed certificate if the department does not already have a certificate of the birth, death, or fetal death on file.(2) The department may require such supporting documents to be presented and such proof to be filed as it deems necessary and sufficient to establish the truth of the facts to be recorded by the certificate, and may withhold registering the birth, death, or fetal death certificate until its requirements are met.(3) Certificates registered under this section are admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts recited therein with like force and effect as other vital records received or admitted in evidence.(4) A delayed certificate of birth filed under this section shall include a summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration.(5) A delayed certificate of birth submitted for registration under this section shall be signed before a notarizing official by the registrant if of legal age, or by the parent or guardian of a minor registrant.(6) A person may not establish more than one birth certificate, and a delayed certificate of birth may not be registered for a deceased person.(7) A delayed death or fetal death record shall be registered on a certificate of death or fetal death and marked “delayed.”(8) In addition to the rulemaking authority found at s. 382.003(10), the department may, by rule, provide for the dismissal of an application that is not pursued within 1 year.History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 13864, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 3301(2), (3); ss. 9, 10, ch. 25372, 1949; s. 105, ch. 77-147; s. 240, ch. 81-259; s. 17, ch. 87-387; s. 102, ch. 97-237; s. 20, ch. 99-397.Note.—Consolidation of former ss. 382.19, 382.20.
FL Stat § 382.0195 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.0195 - Court-Issued Delayed Birth Certificate.

382.0195 Court-issued delayed birth certificate.—(1) In addition to the provisions of s. 382.019, any state resident or person born in this state who does not have a birth certificate may, at any time after birth, file a petition in the circuit court in the county of residence or in the alleged county of his or her birth, setting forth the date, place, and parentage of birth and petitioning the court to issue a delayed birth certificate. The petition must be on a form furnished by the department and must be accompanied by a certified statement from the state registrar of the alleged state of birth, stating that, based on the facts submitted by the petitioner, a birth certificate for the petitioner is not on file.(2) Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall hold a hearing at which time such evidence may be presented as may be required by the court to establish the fact of the petitioner’s birth and the date, place, and parentage of his or her birth. However, a certificate may not be granted based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the petitioner.(3) If the evidence is sufficient, the court shall issue a delayed birth certificate on a form furnished by the department. Documentation submitted by the petitioner in support of the petition shall be recorded on the delayed birth certificate.(4) The original and court copies of the delayed birth certificate issued by the court shall be distributed as follows:(a) One copy shall be filed in the circuit court as a permanent record.(b) If the birth occurred in this state, one copy shall be delivered to the petitioner and the original shall be mailed to the department by the clerk of the court within 10 days after the delayed certificate is issued by the court.(c) If the birth occurred outside this state, the original certificate plus one copy shall be delivered to the petitioner by the court.(5) A delayed birth certificate issued by a court pursuant to this section and registered with the department may not be amended except by court order.History.—ss. 1, 5, 6, 10, ch. 21931, 1943; s. 1, ch. 22887, 1945; s. 24, ch. 63-559; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 73-299; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 118, ch. 77-147; s. 7, ch. 83-230; s. 16, ch. 87-387; s. 667, ch. 95-148; s. 101, ch. 97-237.Note.—Consolidation of former ss. 382.40, 382.44, 382.45, 382.48; former s. 382.018.
FL Stat § 382.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.021 - Department to Receive Marriage Licenses.

382.021 Department to receive marriage licenses.—On or before the 5th day of each month, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall transmit all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received during the preceding calendar month, to the department. Any marriage licenses issued and not returned or any marriage licenses returned but not recorded shall be reported by the issuing county court judge or clerk of the circuit court to the department at the time of transmitting the recorded licenses on the forms to be prescribed and furnished by the department. If during any month no marriage licenses are issued or returned, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall report such fact to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 11869, 1927; CGL 3295, 5852; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 107, ch. 77-147; s. 18, ch. 87-387; s. 668, ch. 95-148; s. 103, ch. 97-237.Note.—Former s. 382.23.
FL Stat § 382.022 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.022 - Marriage Application Fees.

382.022 Marriage application fees.—Upon the receipt of each application for the issuance of a marriage license, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall, pursuant to s. 741.02, collect and receive a fee of $4 which shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit to the Department of Health to defray part of the cost of maintaining marriage records.History.—s. 3, ch. 11869, 1927; CGL 3296; s. 1, ch. 67-520; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 74-372; s. 108, ch. 77-147; s. 19, ch. 87-387; s. 6, ch. 90-347; s. 20, ch. 94-348; s. 1037, ch. 95-148; s. 104, ch. 97-237; s. 29, ch. 2001-122.Note.—Former s. 382.24.
FL Stat § 382.023 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.023 - Department to Receive Dissolution-of-Marriage Records; Fees.

382.023 Department to receive dissolution-of-marriage records; fees.—Clerks of the circuit courts shall collect for their services at the time of the filing of a final judgment of dissolution of marriage a fee of up to $10.50, of which 43 percent shall be retained by the clerk of the circuit court as a part of the cost in the cause in which the judgment is granted. The remaining 57 percent shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit to the Department of Health to defray part of the cost of maintaining the dissolution-of-marriage records. A record of each and every judgment of dissolution of marriage granted by the court during the preceding calendar month, giving names of parties and such other data as required by forms prescribed by the department, shall be transmitted to the department, on or before the 10th day of each month, along with an accounting of the funds remitted to the Department of Revenue pursuant to this section.History.—s. 4, ch. 11869, 1927; CGL 3297; s. 2, ch. 67-520; s. 23, ch. 70-134; s. 1, ch. 73-300; s. 109, ch. 77-147; s. 20, ch. 87-387; s. 5, ch. 88-98; s. 7, ch. 90-347; s. 105, ch. 97-237; s. 16, ch. 2001-122; s. 104, ch. 2003-402; s. 67, ch. 2004-265.Note.—Former s. 382.25.
FL Stat § 382.355 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.355 - Birth Records of Missing Children, Registrars’ Duties.

382.355 Birth records of missing children, registrars’ duties.—The flagging of a missing child’s birth certificate record and the procedures to be used when requests for the record are made shall be governed by s. 937.024.History.—s. 1, ch. 87-384.
FL Stat § 382.356 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics|382.356 - Protocol for Sharing Certain Birth Certificate Information.

382.356 Protocol for sharing certain birth certificate information.—In order to facilitate the prosecution of offenses under s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04, or s. 827.04(3), the Department of Health, the Department of Revenue, and the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association shall develop a protocol for sharing birth certificate information for all children born to unmarried mothers who are less than 17 years of age at the time of the child’s birth.History.—s. 12, ch. 96-215; s. 187, ch. 97-101; s. 109, ch. 97-237; s. 198, ch. 99-13.