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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 537<\/a> and 552<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2020, chapter 900<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 171<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":359355,"section_number":"32.1-264","catch_line":"Reports of fetal deaths; medical certification; investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; confidentiality of information concerning abortions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-264\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1431215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359346,"identifier":"32.1-258.1","token":"32.1\/7\/2\/32.1-258.1","url":"\/32.1-258.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-258.1\/","token":"32.1\/7\/2\/32.1-258.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-258.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the request of either individual listed as the parent on a report of fetal death<\/span> in the Commonwealth as defined in \u00a7 32.1-264<\/a>, the State Registrar shall issue<\/span> a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for unintended, intrauterine fetal deaths<\/span> occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks or more. The requesting parent may, but shall not be required to, provide a name for the stillborn child on the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. This section shall apply retroactively to any circumstances that would have resulted in the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, as prescribed by the Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH; REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 32.1-258.1)\n\nUpon the request of either individual listed as the parent on a report of fetal\ndeath in the Commonwealth as defined in \u00a7 32.1-264, the State Registrar shall\nissue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for unintended,\nintrauterine fetal deaths occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks or\nmore. The requesting parent may, but shall not be required to, provide a name\nfor the stillborn child on the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.\nThis section shall apply retroactively to any circumstances that would have\nresulted in the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, as\nprescribed by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 537, 552; 2020, c. 900; 2022, c. 171.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}