The Ministry of Justice organizes the state registration of civil status acts. This activity is carried out by the Ministry’s General Department of Notary, Registration and Registry.
The regional (city) registration departments of the Ministry of Justice, within their powers, register births, marriages, marriage dissolutions, adoptions, affiliation, changes in name, patronymic and surname, and deaths, change, complete, correct and cancel the registration of civil status acts, restore lost records, maintain act books and issue duplicate certificates.