Iowa Code § 144.42 (2026)

To preserve original documents, the state registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the state registrar’s office. Such reproductions when certified by the state registrar shall be accepted as the original record. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.42; 81 Acts, ch 64, §9] Referred to in §144.18