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A. The director shall provide safe, secure and permanent preservation of vital records. The director shall comply with preservation requirements, including the resolution necessary for authentic reproduction, established by the Arizona state library, archives and public records pursuant to § 39-101.
B. The director shall submit to the Arizona state library, archives and public records for permanent preservation, a copy of a person's:
1. Registered birth certificate seventy-five years after the person's birth.
2. Registered death certificate fifty years after the person's death.
C. Pursuant to § 41-151.09, subsection D, the Arizona state library, archives and public records shall provide access to registered birth certificates and registered death certificates submitted pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. Each calendar year, the director shall reproduce on permanent media established by the Arizona state library, archives and public records pursuant to § 39-101, vital records registered for the calendar year including an index. The director shall submit the vital records and index to the Arizona state library, archives and public records, which shall provide for the confidential safekeeping of the vital records and index.
E. The director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records is entitled to receive records, including sealed records, within one hundred and twenty days on receipt or creation by the department. These electronic records shall be used only for archival or preservation purposes and may not be released or copied for other purposes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36. Public Health and Safety § 36-351. Duties of the director; Arizona state library, archives and public records - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-36-public-health-and-safety/az-rev-st-sect-36-351/
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