# ORS § 432.035: 432.035 County registrars

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.035

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 432.035
- **Heading:** 432.035 County registrars
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 36 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.035

## Text

(1) The State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics shall designate for each county a government employee or, to the extent allowed under state and federal law, an employee of a local public health authority as defined in ORS 431.003 (Definitions) , to act as a county registrar. In consultation with the state registrar, each county registrar may designate one or more deputy county registrars. The county registrar shall be sufficiently positioned within the county and have sufficient contact with deputy county registrars to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(2) The county and deputy county registrars shall:

(a) Comply with all instructions of the state registrar;

(b) Check upon the compliance of others with the provisions of this chapter and with rules adopted under this chapter; and

(c) Make an immediate report to the state registrar of any violation of this chapter or of a rule adopted under this chapter coming to their notice by observation, upon complaint of a person or otherwise.

(3) The Oregon Health Authority, after taking into consideration county needs, shall adopt rules under which a county registrar may issue certified copies of records of live births or deaths that occur in the county within six months of the date of the live birth or death. [Amended by 1983 c.709 §5; 1985 c.207 §3; 1997 c.783 §5; 2013 c.366 §7; 2015 c.736 §75]

Source: Section 432.035 — County registrars , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors432.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 432.005 432.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.005.md)
- [ORS § 432.010 432.010 Center for Health Statistics](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.010.md)
- [ORS § 432.015 432.015 Rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.015.md)
- [ORS § 432.020 432.020 State registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.020.md)
- [ORS § 432.025 432.025 Assistant state registrars](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.025.md)
- [ORS § 432.030 432.030 Duties of state registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.030.md)
- [ORS § 432.033 432.033 Duties of state registrar related to confidentiality and security](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.033.md)
- [ORS § 432.035 432.035 County registrars](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.035.md)
- [ORS § 432.075 432.075 Duty to report information to state registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.075.md)
- [ORS § 432.083 432.083 Requirements for institutions, health care practitioners and persons who transport dead bodies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.083.md)
- [ORS § 432.088 432.088 Mandatory submission and registration of reports of live birth](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.088.md)
- [ORS § 432.093 432.093 Availability of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.093.md)
- [ORS § 432.098 432.098 Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.098.md)
- [ORS § 432.103 432.103 Full faith and credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.103.md)

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