§ 102365

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a local registrar of births and deaths, after one year from the date of registration and with the approval of, and under the supervision of, the State Registrar, may dispose of the local registrar’s copies of the records, if both of the following exist:

(a) The original copies of the records are on file in the office of the State Registrar.

(b) Copies of the records are on file in the office of the county recorder. If the county recorder does not have copies of the records, he or she may accept the local registrar’s copies as a special county record of the events.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)