{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-19c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 19C","heading":"Authentication of copies of birth, marriage and death records; use as evidence","body":"Section 19C. The state registrar shall use the seal of the department of public health for the purpose of authenticating copies of birth, marriage and death records, and copies of such records when certified by him and authenticated by said seal, shall be evidence like the originals.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 46"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter46/Section19C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"022ca44f7cc0bbe010f1da8fd4eee249cf808297e6907318eba8c59254a7cb01","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-19b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}