§ 207.17 — Certificates and Reports; Legibility and Correctness
New York City Administrative Code (current through L.L. 2026/147, enacted September 12, 2026, and amendments effective through October 10, 2026) · 24 RCNY § 207.17
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§ 207.17 Certificates and Reports; Legibility and Correctness.
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.
