§ 102275 Local Registrar Duties

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says the health officer of a local health department also handles all the paperwork for births and deaths in their area.

Key Takeaways

•The health officer acts as the local registrar for births and deaths.
•This applies to every registration district inside the health officer's health jurisdiction.
•All duties normally done by a birth/death registrar are done by the health officer.

Example

A baby is born in a small town and the health officer fills out the birth certificate.

Because the health officer is the local registrar, they record the baby's birth just like a regular birth registrar would.

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§ 102275 Local Registrar Duties

The health officer of any approved local health department, as defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 101175) of Part 3 of Division 101 and approved thereunder, is the local registrar in and for all registration districts within that health jurisdiction and shall perform all the duties of local registrar of births and deaths. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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health officer approved local health department local registrar registration districts births and deaths

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102275.

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