{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-44","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-44","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-15c). Matching of birth and death certificates.","body":"To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the Commissioner of Public Health and the local registrars of vital records are hereby authorized to match birth and death certificates and to post the facts of death to the appropriate birth certificate. Copies issued from birth certificates marked deceased shall be similarly marked.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368a*. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368a.htm#sec_19a-44","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"34a70dbf301896de67dd4d2cc4fd5f3f738f5957bc592bd74a48d449ee3fdb0c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-43","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}