For each dissolution or annulment of marriage granted by any court in this state, a record shall be prepared by the clerk of court or by the petitioner or the petitioner's legal representative if directed by the clerk and filed by the clerk of court with the state registrar. The information necessary to prepare the report shall be furnished with the petition, to the clerk of court by the petitioner or the petitioner's legal representative, on forms supplied by the state registrar.
The clerk of the district court in each county shall keep a record book for dissolutions. The form of dissolution record books shall be uniform throughout the state. A properly indexed record of dissolutions upon microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing equipment may be kept in lieu of dissolution record books.
On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of court shall forward to the state registrar the record of each dissolution and annulment granted during the preceding calendar month and related reports required by regulations issued under this chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2421, 2423, 2425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 144.36, 144.38, 144.40; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.37; 81 Acts, ch 64, § 6; 82 Acts, ch 1100, § 1]
83 Acts, ch 101, § 23; 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10049, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §19
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