Ohio Code § 3705.02
Ohio Code § 3705.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3705.02.
A statewide system of registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, and other vital
statistics is hereby established, which shall consist of the office of vital statistics
in the department of health and primary registration districts. The office of vital statistics shall be maintained at the capital of the state and
shall be provided with sufficient staff, suitable offices, and other resources for
the proper administration of the system of vital statistics and for the preservation
of its official records. The director of health shall have charge of the system of vital statistics, enforce sections 3705.01 to 3705.29 of the Revised Code , and prepare and issue instructions necessary to secure the uniform observance of
such sections. The director shall adopt rules as necessary to insure that this state shall have
a complete and accurate registration of vital statistics. No system of registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, or other vital statistics
shall be maintained in any political subdivision in conflict with such sections.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3705.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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