(1) The state registrar and local registrars authorized by the department under Section 26B-8-124 may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of vital records and certify their correctness.
(2) Certified copies of the vital record, or authorized reproductions of the original, issued by either the state registrar or a designated local registrar are prima facie evidence in all courts of the state with like effect as the vital record.