{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-231.23","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-231.23","heading":"Preservation of vital records.","body":"(a)\nThe Registrar shall develop and implement a preservation management program to preserve vital record documents and information that meets generally accepted standards for permanent preservation.\n\n(b)\nThe Registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports to preserve these vital records. The reproductions shall be accepted as the original record when certified by the Registrar.\n\n(c)\nThe Registrar shall provide for the continued availability and integrity of vital event information through methods including the maintenance of redundant copies of information in multiple locations and formats such as microfilm/microfiche, imaging, and electronic databases.\n\n(d)\nThe preservation management program shall provide for the continued availability of historic vital record documents and information for research and related purposes.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 2A. Vital Records, 2018."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-231.23","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a2ed05b6174d2b4326b8fbd6a3261d4baf66d18fdcde28aa5427afcf359ce6f3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-231.22","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-231.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}