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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-united-states-of-america-order-1969/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1969/146",
  "legislation_title": "The Evidence (United States of America) Order 1969",
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  "text": "State or District\nRegister\nCertifying Officer\nALABAMA\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar or Local Health Officer.\nMarriages\nState Registrar or County Probate Judge.\nALASKA\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nState Registrar of Vital Statistics or Local Registrars: Magistrates and District Judges.\nARIZONA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or County Registrar for Pima or Maricopa Counties.\nMarriages\nClerk of Superior Court.\nARKANSAS\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or County Clerk.\nCALIFORNIA\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Local Registrar, County Recorder, City or County Health Officer.\nMarriages\nChief, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or County Recorder.\nCOLORADO\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Records and Statistics Section, or Local Registrar.\nMarriages\nCourt Clerk of Records or Chief, Records and Statistics Section.\nCONNECTICUT\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nChief, Public Health Statistics Section, or Local Registrar.\nDELAWARE\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nChief, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or Local Registrar.\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nBirths and Deaths\nSupervisor, Vital Records Unit.\nMarriages\nDeputy Clerk, Marriage Bureau or Clerk, U.S. District Court.\nFLORIDA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or Local Registrar.\nMarriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or County Judge.\nGEORGIA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Vital Records Service, or County Ordinary.\nMarriages\nCounty Ordinary.\nHAWAII\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nRegistrar General.\nIDAHO\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or County Recorder.\nILLINOIS\nBirths and Deaths\nDeputy State Registrar, Local Registrar or County Clerk.\nMarriages\nCounty Clerk.\nINDIANA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Vital Records, or Local Registrar: Health Officer.\nMarriages\nClerk of Circuit Court or Clerk of Superior Court.\nIOWA\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nDirector, Records and Statistics Section, or County Clerk.\nKANSAS\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics and Records.\nMarriages\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics and Records, or Probate Judge.\nKENTUCKY\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Office of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nDirector, Office of Vital Statistics, or County Court Clerk.\nLOUISIANA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Public Health Statistics, or City Registrar in New Orleans.\nMarriages\nClerk of Court, or City Registrar in New Orleans.\nMAINE\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nDirector, Division of Research and Vital Records, or Town and City Clerks.\nMARYLAND\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Division of Vital Records, or Director, Bureau of Vital Records in Baltimore.\nMarriages\nChief, Division of Vital Records, County Clerk of Circuit Court or Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore.\nMASSACHUSETTS\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nSecretary of the Commonwealth, Town and City Clerks or Local Registrars of Vital Statistics.\nMICHIGAN\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Vital Records Section, County Clerk or City and Village Clerks.\nMarriages\nChief, Vital Records Section, or County Clerks.\nMINNESOTA\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Section of Vital Statistics, District Court Clerk or City Health Officer.\nMarriages\nDistrict Court Clerk.\nMISSISSIPPI\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Public Health Statistics.\nMarriages\nDirector, Division of Public Health Statistics, or County Circuit Clerk.\nMISSOURI\nBirths and Deaths\nSupervisor, Vital Records, St. Louis City Health Officer, St. Louis County Health Officer or Kansas City Health Officer.\nMarriages\nSupervisor, Vital Records, or Recorder of Deeds.\nMONTANA\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar, County Clerk and Recorder or Local Registrar.\nMarriages\nClerk of District Court.\nNEBRASKA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or Omaha-Douglas Health Officer.\nMarriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or County Court.\nNEVADA\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Section of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nCounty Recorder or Chief, Section of Vital Statistics.\nNEW HAMPSHIRE\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Town or City Clerk.\nNEW JERSEY\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nChief, Vital Statistics and Registration, or Local Registrar.\nNEW MEXICO\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Division of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nCounty Clerk.\nNEW YORK\n(a) other than New York City\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Records, Local Health Officer, City, Town or Village Clerk, County Commissioner of Health or Local Registrar of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Records, or County Clerk.\n(b) New York City\nBirths and Deaths\nThe Borough Registrar, Bureau of Records and Statistics in the Borough.\nMarriages\nCity Clerk.\nNORTH CAROLINA\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nChief, Public Health Statistics Section, or County Register of Deeds.\nNORTH DAKOTA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nCounty Judge.\nOHIO\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Division of Vital Statistics, Local Registrar or Clerk of the County Court.\nMarriages\nProbate Judge.\nOKLAHOMA\nBirths and Deaths\nSupervisor of Vital Records.\nMarriages\nClerk of Court.\nOREGON\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar, Portland Health Officer or County Registrar of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nState Registrar or County Clerk.\nPENNSYLVANIA\nBirths\nState Registrar of Vital Statistics.\nDeaths\nState Registrar of Vital Statistics, or Local Registrar in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Erie or Scranton.\nMarriages\nCounty Clerk.\nRHODE ISLAND\nBirths and Deaths\nChief, Division of Vital Statistics, or Local Registrar.\nMarriages\nChief, Division of Vital Statistics, Local Registrar, Town or City Clerk.\nSOUTH CAROLINA\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar, County Health Officer or Clerk of Court.\nMarriages\nState Registrar or Probate Judge.\nSOUTH DAKOTA\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nDirector, Division of Public Health Statistics, or County Clerk of Court.\nTENNESSEE\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar.\nMarriages\nState Registrar or County Court Clerk.\nTEXAS\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar, County Clerk or Local Registrar.\nMarriages\nCounty Clerk.\nUTAH\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics, or Local Registrar in Ogden, Provo or Logan.\nMarriages\nCounty Clerk.\nVERMONT\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nSecretary of State, Town or City Clerk.\nVIRGINIA\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar, City or County Health Officer.\nMarriages\nState Registrar or Clerk of Court.\nWASHINGTON\nBirths and Deaths\nState Registrar, Local Registrar or County Auditor.\nMarriages\nState Registrar of Vital Statistics or County Auditor.\nWEST VIRGINIA\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics, or County Clerk.\nMarriages\nCounty Clerk.\nWISCONSIN\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nDirector, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Register of Deeds or City Health Officer.\nWYOMING\nBirths and Deaths\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics.\nMarriages\nDirector, Division of Vital Statistics, or County Clerk.",
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