For years, to obtain a birth certificate for a newborn child, Virginia parents had to bring a check or money order to the hospital and wait a month or more for the certificate to arrive in the mail.
Now, after five years of work, one of the less sexy functions of state government has become more efficient. Parents can fill out a digital form, pay with a credit card and receive the birth certificate in about two days. The process for obtaining a marriage license and certificates for death or divorce are faster and conducted online.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
