§ 23-38. Violation of article, etc., furnishing false information as to required certificate or record; procedure as to violation of article, etc.

Any person who violates any section of this article, rules 34a to 55a, article 4477 of the Revised Civil Statutes, or regulations as promulgated by the state department of health; or, any person required by such article, statutes or regulations to perform any act who fails or refuses to do so; or, any person who shall furnish false information affecting any certificate or record so required under such article, statutes or regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

The registrar of vital statistics shall immediately report to the city attorney any apparent violation of this article, statutes or regulations brought to his attention, and the city attorney shall immediately follow such cases with the necessary court procedure, to the end that every birth, death and fetal death shall be registered and recorded in full compliance with the existing laws and regulations, in order to promote and further the compilation and maintenance of true and complete vital statistics records concerning such births, deaths and fetal deaths.

(Code 1958, § 19-25)