The departmental office of civil status shall supervise civil status officers and control the proper keeping of registers of civil status in the commune.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 86
Control of the Keeping of Registers · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
It shall organize their inspection and take action for the repression of any criminal infringements which it ascertains.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall carry out the same duties as regards registers kept in consulates.