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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-18-303

Duty to furnish information

Known as the Vital Statistics Act

The act spans §§ 20–20 (37 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2009 Ark. App. 498 - Collins v. Arkansas Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors (2009)

Most recently applied in 2009 Ark. App. 498 - Collins v. Arkansas Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors (June 2009)

Acts 1981, No. 120, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-526; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 10; 2019, No. 315, § 1960.

(1) Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish such information as he or she may possess regarding any birth, death, spontaneous fetal death, induced termination of pregnancy, marriage, divorce, or annulment upon demand of the State Registrar of Vital Records.

(2) Any person or institution that in good faith provides information required by this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter shall not be subject to any action for damages.

(3) Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, the administrator of each institution shall send to the Division of Vital Records a list showing all births and deaths occurring in that institution during the preceding month. The lists shall be on forms approved by the state registrar.

(4) Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, each funeral director shall send to the division a list showing all dead bodies embalmed or otherwise prepared for final disposition or dead bodies finally disposed of by the funeral director during the preceding month. The list shall be made on forms provided by the state registrar.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.