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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-18-303 (2020)

Duty to furnish information

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  1. Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish such information as he or she may possess regarding any birth, death, spontaneous fetal death, induced termination of pregnancy, marriage, divorce, or annulment upon demand of the State Registrar of Vital Records.
  2. Any person or institution that in good faith provides information required by this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter shall not be subject to any action for damages.
  3. Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, the administrator of each institution shall send to the Division of Vital Records a list showing all births and deaths occurring in that institution during the preceding month. The lists shall be on forms approved by the state registrar.
  4. Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, each funeral director shall send to the division a list showing all dead bodies embalmed or otherwise prepared for final disposition or dead bodies finally disposed of by the funeral director during the preceding month. The list shall be made on forms provided by the state registrar.

History. Acts 1981, No. 120, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-526; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 10; 2019, No. 315, § 1960.

Amendments. The 2019 amendment substituted “rules” for “regulations” in (b).

Case Notes

Suspension.

There was no error in suspending the licensee's funeral director license for one year and imposing a $1,500 fine, because the evidence was sufficient to support the determination by the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors that the licensee violated this section, when the Division of Vital Records repeatedly and fruitlessly contacted the licensee to obtain the demanded information and death certificate, and despite an offer by the Division to help facilitate the filing, the Division was required to take the extraordinary step of issuing the death certificate under its own authority. Collins v. Ark. Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Dirs., 2009 Ark. App. 498, 324 S.W.3d 716 (2009).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Collins v. Arkansas Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 324 S.W.3d 716 (Ark. Ct. App. 2009).
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Collins v. Arkansas Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 324 S.W.3d 716 (Ark. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “Appellant also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the Board’s finding that she violated Ark.Code Ann. § 20-18-303 (Repl.2005). Subsection (a) of that statute states: Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish such information as he or she may…”
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-18-303(a): 1 case
Collins v. Arkansas Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 324 S.W.3d 716 (Ark. Ct. App. 2009). “Appellant also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the Board’s finding that she violated Ark.Code Ann. § 20-18-303 (Repl.2005). Subsection (a) of that statute states: Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish such information as he or she may…”
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