ARSD 44:09:01:05. Requirements for preparation of vital records

Unless otherwise directed by the secretary of health, a vital record is not complete and correct and acceptable for registration unless it is prepared on the applicable form and meets the following requirements: (1) It supplies all items of information called for or their omission is accounted for; (2) It contains no alterations or erasures; (3) It contains the required signatures; (4) It is not marked "copy" or "duplicate"; (5) It is the original; (6) It contains no improper or inconsistent data; and (7) If the record is a certificate of death, it contains a definite cause of death, not just symptoms of disease or conditions resulting from disease or injury.