Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, § 912 – Certified Copies of Birth Certificates of Deceased Persons.

(a) All certified copies of birth records for which the registrant is identified as deceased shall display the legend “DECEASED,” which shall be in boldface style not less than one-half inch in height, near the space reserved for the registrant's name.
1. (1) Unless produced by a photographic process or through the medium of an overlay employed in the copying process, the legend “DECEASED” shall be printed or stamped in indelible ink.
2. (2) The local registrar or county recorder shall obtain prior approval by the State Registrar of the method to be employed in producing the legend “DECEASED.”

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10001 and 10575.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 10038 and 10575.5, Health and Safety Code.

1. New Note filed 3-22-84 (Register 84, No. 12).