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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>359338</law_id><section_number>32.1-251</section_number><catch_line>State Registrar; appointment</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="75" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="9" identifier="7">Vital Records</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Definitions and Administrative Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall appoint a State Registrar of <span class="dictionary">Vital Records</span> hereinafter referred to as &#x201C;State Registrar.&#x201D;</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 32-353.7; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c. 711; 1983, c. 240.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
