1999 Minnesota Statutes

     144.214 Local registrars of vital statistics. 

    Subdivision 1.    Districts.  Each county of the state, 
 and the city of St. Paul, shall constitute the 88 registration 
 districts of the state.  The local registrar in each county 
 shall be the court administrator of district court in that 
 county.  The local registrar in any city which maintains local 
 registration of vital statistics shall be the agent of a board 
 of health as authorized under section 145A.04.  In addition, the 
 state registrar may establish registration districts on United 
 States government reservations, and may appoint a local 
 registrar for each registration district so established. 

    Subd. 2.    Failure of duty.  A local registrar who 
 neglects or fails to discharge duties as provided by sections 
 144.211 to 144.227 may be relieved of the duties as local 
 registrar by the state registrar after notice and hearing.  The 
 state registrar may appoint a successor to serve as local 
 registrar.  If a local registrar fails to file or transmit birth 
 or death certificates the state registrar shall obtain them by 
 other means. 

    Subd. 3.    Duties.  The local registrar shall examine 
 each certificate of birth and death received pursuant to the 
 rules of the commissioner.  If the certificate is complete it 
 shall be registered.  The local registrar shall enforce the 
 provisions of sections 144.211 to 144.227 and the rules 
 promulgated thereunder within the registration district, and 
 shall promptly report violations of the laws or rules to the 
 state registrar. 

    Subd. 4.    Designated morticians.  The state registrar 
 may designate licensed morticians to receive for filing 
 certificates of death, to issue burial permits, and to issue 
 permits for the transportation of dead bodies or dead fetuses 
 within designated territory.  The designated morticians shall 
 perform duties as prescribed by rule of the commissioner. 

    HIST: 1978 c 699 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 473 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 
 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 309 s 24