Codex Civitas

The Codex Civitas, or Citizen Registry is an Zahavan family registry. Imperial law requires all Zahavan households to report births, acknowledgements of paternity, adoptions, disruptions of adoptions, deaths, marriages and divorces of Zahavan citizens to their local authority, which compiles such records encompassing all Zahavan citizens within their jurisdiction. Marriages, adoptions and acknowledgements of paternity become legally effective only when such events are recorded in the Codex Civitas. Births and deaths become legally effective as they happen, but such events must be filed by family members.

Codex Civitas are typically labeled based on the family surname, going by the father's surname although the mothers maiden name is also recorded on the family's Codex Civitas. The Codex Civitas simultaneously fills the function of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, and the census in other countries, information filled out in a family's codes civitas is cross referenced between the IDIS and when a discrepancy is found the necessary government agencies will investigate and rectify any missing or omitted information.

Format
The Codex Civitas form typically includes the Codex Civitas - "Family Name"
 * family name and given name
 * date of birth
 * date of records and causes (marriage, death, adoption, etc.)
 * names of the father and the mother and the relation to them
 * if adopted, names of the adoptive father and mother
 * if married, whether the person is a husband or a wife
 * if transferred from another Codex Civitas, and the Codex Civitas from which the transfer occured
 * home of record
 * home of record if family has not resided at current address for the last two years
 * total number of all persons who reside at current residence
 * nationality of each individual
 * age
 * sex of all individuals

Legal Changes
In 1953 the Imperial government passed an Imperial edict that prohibited employers from asking prospective employees Codex Civitas. In 1984 another Imperial edict was passed, which restricted access to Codex Civitias, these restrictions were increased again in 1998 making it so that persons may only request copies or archives of a Codex Civitas on which their name may be located, even if they have been removed due to divorce or being adopted, the exceptions to this are those entities deemed necessary for their duties, such as debt collectors. Codex Civitas can be requested and received via mail or in person, those involved in legal proceedings such as lawyers and judges may also request Codex Civitas of those persons involved in the case.

In 2000 the previous distinction between citizen Codex Civitas and non-citizen Codex Civitas was removed to ensure a more accurate record as some non-citizens have previously been somewhat reluctant to fill out their Codex Civitas, or fill them out accurately.