---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1223.14"
title: "36"
number: "1223.14"
heading: "What elements must a vital records program include?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1223.14"
---

# §1223.14. What elements must a vital records program include?


To achieve compliance with this section, an agency's vital records program must contain all elements listed in FCD 1, Annex I (incorporated by reference, see [§ 1223.4](/cfr/36/1223.4.md)). In carrying out a vital records program, agencies must:

- (a) Specify agency staff responsibilities;
- (b) Appropriately inform all staff about vital records;
- (c) Ensure that the designation of vital records is current and complete; and
- (d) **Ensure that vital records are adequately protected, accessible, and immediately usable.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101; E.O. 12656, 53 FR 47491, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585; E.O. 13231, 66 FR 53063, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 805.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted.