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corrections or amendments; for supplying documentary evidence for any such purpose; and for any special services rendered by the bureau; provided that an official verification on a form and in the manner prescribed by the State Registrar, or a certified copy when specifically needed for legal requirements, may be issued by the State Registrar without charge to an official agency of the federal, state, or local government for such agency’s own use. In cases of financial need, the State Registrar may occasionally waive the collection of a prescribed fee when such service is necessary for the establishment of a needed personal or property right. All such fees collected by the bureau shall be accounted for, and paid into the general fund of the state. The fees for similar services rendered by magistrates as recorders of vital records, and the disposition of moneys so collected by them, shall be as prescribed by the Alaska Court System. (In effect before 7/28/59; am 7/25/60, Register 2) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.50.320 7 AAC 05.976. Fees for heirloom marriage certificates. In addition to the fee prescribed for a certified copy of a marriage certificate under 7 AAC 05.975, the fee for an heirloom marriage certificate is $35. (Eff. 9/29/2001, Register 159) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.50.272 AS 18.50.330 7 AAC 05.980. Record-keeping duty. Institutions, doctors, nurses, midwives, funeral directors, embalmers, churches and members of the clergy, local, state, and federal officials or agencies, including military, or any others affected by or having duties under the Vital Statistics Act and related laws and regulations shall make and keep such necessary records as are required hereunder or by the State Registrar. Such