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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17C

Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records

Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 46 — Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths · Status: effective

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17C, Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1544575
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Section 17C. The original form and documentary evidence of such amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records as have not been previously returned shall be transmitted to the state registrar by the tenth day of the following month. A certified copy of any such forms completed by the clerk shall be retained by said clerk.