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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
=== Online Collections === | |||
*'''1801 – 2010''' - {{RecordSearch|1619814|Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — index and images | |||
*'''1590-1928 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804229 Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928] - Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country. | |||
*'''1591-1905 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1805647 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905] - Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country. | |||
*'''1790-1906 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1809321 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906] - Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country. | |||
=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
==Historical Background== | |||
== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
Birth | ===Birth Records=== | ||
*Name and gender of child | *Name and gender of child | ||
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*Registrant's occupation and residence | *Registrant's occupation and residence | ||
Marriage | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage | ||
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*Name of civil official and/or marriage officiator | *Name of civil official and/or marriage officiator | ||
Death | ===Death Records=== | ||
*Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name) | *Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name) | ||
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*Date, place, and time of registration | *Date, place, and time of registration | ||
*Informant's marital status, occupation, origin, and residence | *Informant's marital status, occupation, origin, and residence | ||
=== Introduction === | |||
Each civil registrar (Oficial del Estado Civil) is required to keep a duplicate registry of the original records of birth, marriage, divorce, and death. At the end of each year, the original registry, together with its corresponding index book, is sent to the Central Office of the Civil State. These civil registrations allow people to be identified as citizens and therefore able to receive governmental benefits in the future. | |||
The birth of a child in the Dominican Republic must be registered within 30 days of the birth. After that, it is considered a late registration and has penalties. However, to avoid the penalties, many children were not registered. | |||
=== General Historical Background === | |||
With the adoption of the Napoleonic civil code of 1804, the Dominican Republic began the practice of civil registration, creating the offices of the civil state (oficialías del estado civil) in charge of registering the events of birth, marriage, and death in the life of its citizens. However, only some civil registration books dating back to 1823 have been found in the Bayaguana Civil Registry (Oficialía del Estado Civil de Bayaguana). Before that time, the Dominican Republic was under Haitian dominion. It wasn’t until June of 1944 that the National Congress created civil registration law 659, which provided new regulations for the functionality of the civil registration institution. One of the regulations was the creation of the Central Office of the Civil State (Oficina Central del Estado Civil), with civil registration headquarters in the capital city and one or more offices in each municipality. The registration of civil records was to be made in duplicate, and one of the original registers was to be sent annually to the Central Office for preservation. | |||
=== Information Recorded in Civil Registers === | |||
<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="Dominican Republic Civil Registration Record Examples"> | |||
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration Births (09-0260) DGS 4318870 147.jpg|Birth Record | |||
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Marriage DGS 4553123 622.jpg|Marriage Record 1 | |||
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Marriage DGS 4553123 622 page 2.jpg|Marriage Record 2 | |||
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Death DGS 4553125 81.jpg|Death Record | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Extract Forms === | === Extract Forms === | ||
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*[[Dominican Republic Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[Dominican Republic Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||