Delaware Code

16 Del. C. § 3102 (2026)

Supervision and enforcement of registrations

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) The Department has charge of the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and fetal deaths and shall prepare the necessary methods, forms and blanks for obtaining and preserving such records and insuring the faithful registration of the same throughout this State and in the central Office of Vital Statistics.

(b) The Department is charged with the uniform and thorough enforcement of this chapter throughout the State and shall from time to time promulgate any additional forms and regulations that are necessary for this purpose.

27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  127 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  1;  Code 1915, §  797;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  434 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §  780;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  3101;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  170 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  138
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: State of Delaware v. City of Seaford (Del. Ch. 2022).
State of Delaware v. City of Seaford (Del. Ch. 2022). “” 16 Del. C. § 3102(a). The same statute charges DHSS with “the uniform and thorough enforcement of this chapter throughout the State and shall from time to time promulgate any additional forms and regulations that are necessary for this purpose.”
— 16 Del. C. § 3102(a) — 1 case
State of Delaware v. City of Seaford (Del. Ch. 2022). “” 16 Del. C. § 3102(a). The same statute charges DHSS with “the uniform and thorough enforcement of this chapter throughout the State and shall from time to time promulgate any additional forms and regulations that are necessary for this purpose.”
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