SCS/HB 1634 - This act states that all images of military discharge records that are older than 75 years are deemed principally of historical or genealogical interest and shall be open records.

The act requires the State Registrar of the Department of Health to accurately reproduce vital records with durable materials. The device used to produce a record must accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original record in all details. Under current law, documents from which permanent reproductions have been made may be disposed of. The act requires that death records over 50 years old be transferred to the Missouri State Archives. Death records over 50 years old may be disclosed to the public upon request.

This act is similar to HB 382 (2003).
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