R436-1-3. Requirements for Preparation of Certificates

All certificates and records relating to vital statistics must be prepared on a typewriter or other word processing equipment with a black ribbon or printed legibly in black, unfading ink. All required signatures shall be entered in black, unfading ink. Unless otherwise directed by the State Registrar, no certificate shall be complete and acceptable for registration that:

(a) does not have the certifier's name typed or printed legibly under his signature;

(b) does not supply all items of information called for, or satisfactorily account for their omission;

(c) contains alterations or erasures that would be apparent on certified copies or would not be as permanent as the record itself;

(d) does not contain handwritten signatures as required;

(e) is marked "copy" or "duplicate;"

(f) is a carbon copy;

(g) is prepared on an improper form;

(h) contains inconsistent data;

(i) contains an indefinite cause of death which denotes only symptoms of disease or conditions resulting from disease;

(j) is not prepared in conformity with rules or instructions issued by the Department.