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10 GCA § 3208

Duties of the Registrar

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 10 — Health and Safety
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(a)The Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics shall:

(1)Administer and enforce this article and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the Guam system of vital statistics.

(2)Direct and supervise the Guam-wide system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records. CH. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

(3)Prescribe, with the approval of the Director, and distribute such forms as are required by this article, and the rules and regulations issued hereunder.

(4)Prepare and publish annual reports of vital statistics of Guam, and such other reports as may be required by the Director.

(5)Prepare, provide, and distribute forms to physicians as required by §§ 3218 and 3218.1 of this Article.

(6)Ensure the completeness of all forms filed with the Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics pursuant to §§ 3218 and 3218.1 of this Article.

(7)Reject incomplete forms filed with the Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics pursuant to §§ 3218 and 3218.1 of this Article.

(8)Give prompt notice to the filer of the rejection of an incomplete form filed with the Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics pursuant to §§ 3218 and 3218.1 of this Article that failure to file a completed form within seven

(7)days will be deemed a failure to file. The notice shall advise the filer of the penalties for failure to file.

(9)Promptly report to the Attorney General of Guam any violations of §§ 3218 and 3218.1 of this Article.

(10)Promptly report to the Guam Board of Medical Examiners any violations of §§ 3218 and 3218.1 of this Article.

(11)On the first day of each month publish a report of the activities of § 3218 of this Article.

(b)The Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics may delegate such functions and duties vested in him to other employees of the Office of Vital Statistics as he may deem necessary and expedient.

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 22-130 § 2 — introduced as Bill 436 · introduced by David L.G. Shimizu + 2 cosponsors
  2. Enacted by P.L. 33-218 § 2 · introduced by Frank B. Aguon, Jr + 14 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverified

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.