Although the process began again 2003, it left an eight-year gap in vital records. Other errors arise when an autopsy reveals that the original diagnosis on a death certificate was incorrect.

A proposed revamp of how the Department of Health logs and provides birth and death certificates has roiled researchers.

State Death Certificate Once states began to implement vital records systems, standard death certificates became common in ...

Chris Johnson, the local funeral home owner who has been in jail since late October after 18 decomposing bodies were found ...

We know these records are essential ... of their life,” Mesa County Vital Registrar Sarah DeBrucque said in a press release.