California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §103505: (a) A certification of birth or death outside of the United States shall not be recorded by the county recorder.
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(a) A certification of birth or death outside of the United States shall not be recorded by the county recorder. (b) This section shall not apply to any court-order-delayed birth certificate or court-order-delayed death certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 103450) of Part 1 of Division 102.
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