§ 1164 -   Certified copies; form

§ 1164. Certified copies; form

A town clerk shall furnish certified copies of any instrument on record in his office, or any instrument or paper filed in his office pursuant to law, on the tender of his fees therefor, and his attestation shall be a sufficient authentication of the copies, except that the town clerk shall not copy the word "illegitimate" from any birth certificate he furnishes. Copies of vital records for events occurring outside the state, filed with a town clerk pursuant to section 5015 of Title 18, shall not be copied and certified. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1975, No. 8, § 1; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)