NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 207.17 — Certificates and Reports; Legibility and Correctness.

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Every certificate of birth, termination of pregnancy and death, and every confidential medical report which is not filed electronically in accordance with other provisions of this Code shall be filled out legibly on typewriter or other device acceptable to the Department or with permanent black ink and shall be properl

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§ 207.17 Certificates and Reports; Legibility and Correctness.

RCNY § 207.17

Every certificate of birth, termination of pregnancy and death, and every confidential medical report which is not filed electronically in accordance with other provisions of this Code shall be filled out legibly on typewriter or other device acceptable to the Department or with permanent black ink and shall be properly signed. No certificate or report shall be accepted which is imperfectly filled out, or on which a felt-tipped type of pen has been used, or if it has been corrected, interlined or altered in any manner.

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