Death Certificates and Out-of-State Transit Permits

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Death Certificates and Out-of-State Transit Permits.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Vital Records”, which is part of Title 32.1 “Health”. It contains 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 32.1-263	Filing death certificates; medical certification; investigation by Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
§ 32.1-264	Reports of fetal deaths; medical certification; investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; confidentiality of information concerning abortions
§ 32.1-265	Transit permits; permits for disinterment and reinterment
§ 32.1-266	Extending time for filing death certificates and obtaining out-of-state transit permits