Health, Department of

Vital Records Services

Chapter 9: Divorce Registration

Effective Date: 07/02/1997 to 01/22/2004

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 048.0059.9.07021997

CHAPTER 9

DIVORCE REGISTRATION

Section 1. Responsibility of the Clerk of District Court. The clerk of the district court or his designated representative shall:

1. (a) Obtain the personal information necessary to complete the divorce certificate from the attorney for the plaintiff or from the plaintiff himself if he has no legal representative;
2. (b) Complete all items of the divorce certificate;
3. (c) Sign the certificate.

Section 2. Time Limitations. Certificates should be forwarded to the State Registrar by the tenth of the month following the month in which the divorce was granted.