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Civil Registration System
Bolivia
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Bolivia
Civil Registration System
Coordination and Technology
Coordination and Technology
Data Sharing
Is there a national coordinating committee to address issues on the functioning of the civil registration system and its integration with other systems, such as the health sector, vital statisitcs, national identity system, medicolegal death investigation, and others?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No. Bolivia does not currently have a permanent national coordinating committee responsible for linking the civil registration system with other sectors such as health, vital statistics, national identity, or medicolegal death investigation. While there were initial efforts to create an inter-institutional committee between the Ministry of Health and the Civil Registry Service (SERECI), no official documentation or sustained activity was identified.
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Does the law block the use of technology, such as electronic collection, transmission and storage of data, within the civil registration system?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No. Bolivian law does not prohibit the use of technology for the electronic collection, transmission, or storage of civil registration data, nor does it prescribe a specific technological format.
Although there are no explicit legal provisions authorizing online registration, Bolivia has digitalized and centralized its civil registration system through the Servicio de Registro Cívico (SERECI), which now operates a biometric system covering births, marriages, divorces, deaths, and nationality recognitions. The system aims to ensure the reliability, authenticity, and timeliness of registry data.
Bolivia has also introduced an electronic registration system for live births in hospitals, which automatically assigns a unique identification number used to obtain the official birth certificate and national ID. However, this process currently applies only to hospital births, not those in rural or home settings.
Law Source
Does the law require that the civil registration authority share data with the agency responsible for producing vital statistics, on a regular and timely basis?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No information was found in legal analysis.
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Computerization
Is there a national coordinating committee to address issues on the functioning of the civil registration system and its integration with other systems, such as the health sector, vital statisitcs, national identity system, medicolegal death investigation, and others?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No. Bolivia does not currently have a permanent national coordinating committee responsible for linking the civil registration system with other sectors such as health, vital statistics, national identity, or medicolegal death investigation. While there were initial efforts to create an inter-institutional committee between the Ministry of Health and the Civil Registry Service (SERECI), no official documentation or sustained activity was identified.
Law Source
Does the law block the use of technology, such as electronic collection, transmission and storage of data, within the civil registration system?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No. Bolivian law does not prohibit the use of technology for the electronic collection, transmission, or storage of civil registration data, nor does it prescribe a specific technological format.
Although there are no explicit legal provisions authorizing online registration, Bolivia has digitalized and centralized its civil registration system through the Servicio de Registro Cívico (SERECI), which now operates a biometric system covering births, marriages, divorces, deaths, and nationality recognitions. The system aims to ensure the reliability, authenticity, and timeliness of registry data.
Bolivia has also introduced an electronic registration system for live births in hospitals, which automatically assigns a unique identification number used to obtain the official birth certificate and national ID. However, this process currently applies only to hospital births, not those in rural or home settings.
Law Source
Does the law require that the civil registration authority share data with the agency responsible for producing vital statistics, on a regular and timely basis?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No information was found in legal analysis.
Law Source
Stakeholder coordination
Is there a national coordinating committee to address issues on the functioning of the civil registration system and its integration with other systems, such as the health sector, vital statisitcs, national identity system, medicolegal death investigation, and others?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No. Bolivia does not currently have a permanent national coordinating committee responsible for linking the civil registration system with other sectors such as health, vital statistics, national identity, or medicolegal death investigation. While there were initial efforts to create an inter-institutional committee between the Ministry of Health and the Civil Registry Service (SERECI), no official documentation or sustained activity was identified.
Law Source
Does the law block the use of technology, such as electronic collection, transmission and storage of data, within the civil registration system?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
No. Bolivian law does not prohibit the use of technology for the electronic collection, transmission, or storage of civil registration data, nor does it prescribe a specific technological format.
Although there are no explicit legal provisions authorizing online registration, Bolivia has digitalized and centralized its civil registration system through the Servicio de Registro Cívico (SERECI), which now operates a biometric system covering births, marriages, divorces, deaths, and nationality recognitions. The system aims to ensure the reliability, authenticity, and timeliness of registry data.
Bolivia has also introduced an electronic registration system for live births in hospitals, which automatically assigns a unique identification number used to obtain the official birth certificate and national ID. However, this process currently applies only to hospital births, not those in rural or home settings.
Law Source
Does the law require that the civil registration authority share data with the agency responsible for producing vital statistics, on a regular and timely basis?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
