Illinois Statutes Chapter 410. Public Health § 535/5. State Registrar; powers and duties

(a) Administer and enforce this Act and the rules and regulations issued hereunder;

(b) Direct, supervise, and issue instructions necessary to the efficient administration of a statewide system of vital records, the Office of Vital Records, and be custodian of its records;

(c) Direct, supervise, and control all activities of local and subregistrars;

(d) Prescribe and distribute such forms as are required by this Act and the rules and regulations issued hereunder;

(e) Arrange the certificates in a systematic manner; prepare and maintain a comprehensive index; permanently preserve and keep all such records either in the original or in photographic or micro-photographic form;

(f) Prepare and publish reports of vital statistics of this State, and such other reports as may be required by the Department.