SC death certificate shortage is ending

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says it has received a shipment of paper necessary to resume processing all requests for death and birth certificates.

The agency had imposed a limit of of five copies per death and birth after its supplier of security paper unexpectedly closed its doors.

A new provider has been arranged and shipments have resumed, agency officials said. The documents are printed on security paper that uses an anti-counterfeiting technique.

DHEC officials said back-order requests would be processed immediately in the order in which they were received, with normal operations expected to resume by Wednesday.

From Staff and Wire Reports

This story was originally published August 15, 2015 at 8:52 AM with the headline "SC death certificate shortage is ending."