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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
The Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS) creates and maintains civil registration. The bureau is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is separate from the national archive system. | |||
Location: Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels. Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices. | Location: Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels. Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices. | ||
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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days. <br> | |||
Registration offices are next to "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Moldova,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref> | Registration offices are next to "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Moldova,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref> | ||