Health, Department of

Vital Records Services

Chapter 9: Divorce Registration

Effective Date: 01/22/2004 to 04/21/2008

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 048.0059.9.01222004

CHAPTER 9

DIVORCE REGISTRATION

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

1. (a) Obtain the personal information necessary to complete the divorce certificate from the attorney for the plaintiff or the plaintiff if he or she 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.