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CRVS Laws
Colombia
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Colombia
CRVS Laws
Primary Legislation
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Law 39 of 1961
Whereby rules are established for identification cards and other electoral matters.
Law 962 of 2005
Whereby provisions are enacted on the streamlining of administrative procedures and processes of State agencies and entities and of private individuals who perform public functions or provide public services.
Decree 786 of 1990
Whereby the practice of clinical and medico-legal autopsies, as well as viscerotomies is partially regulated, and other provisions are enacted.
Resolution 1346 of 1997 (Ministry of Health and Social Protection)
Whereby the Manual of Principles and Procedures of the Civil Registry and Vital Statistics system and the standard forms for issuing Live Birth and Death certificates are adopted
Decree 1010 of 2000
Establishes the internal organization of the National Civil Registry and setting forth the functions of its departments; defining the legal nature of the Social Housing Fund of the National Civil Registry; and enacting other provisions.
Resolution 1346 of 2007 RNEC
Whereby notaries in the country are authorized to perform civil registry functions, in conjunction with civil registry officials.
Resolution 5194 of 2010 (Ministry of Health and Social Protection)
Whereby the provision of cemetery services, burial, exhumation, and cremation of corpses is regulated
Decree 1694 of 1971
Whereby the issuance and enforceability of the Identity Card is regulated, and certain rules on the identification of minors are laid down.
Decree 19 of 2012
Whereby rules are established to eliminate or reform unnecessary regulations, procedures, and formalities existing in the Public Administration
Decree 2353 of 2015
Whereby the rules for affiliation to the General Social Security System for Health are unified and updated, the Transactional Affiliation System is created, and the instruments to guarantee continuity of affiliation and the effective enjoyment of the right to health are defined.
Resolution 435 of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Social Protection)
Whereby the reporting of vital events, births, and deaths, and adopting the technological application “Single Registry of Affiliates - Births and Deaths - RUAF ND” is regulated
Single Circular of Civil Registry and Identification (Version 9, 7 November 2025)
Circular consolidating the guidelines necessary for the planning and development of daily activities related to civil registration and identification for all public servants of the National Civil Registry.
