Law No. 28 of 1967 dated June 30, 1967, establishing the Family Record Book, as amended and supplemented by subsequent legislation.

Prime Minister's Circular No. 15 dated February 14, 1989, concerning the simplification of procedures related to civil status documents.

• The applicant must be a Tunisian citizen and married.
• The request for the family record book may be submitted by: the head of the family, a divorced woman (if not remarried), or a widow who retains custody unless a court decision states otherwise.
• The marriage must be registered in the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality, either by the municipal office or by notaries.

• Passport-size photo of the head of the family.
• Copy of the husband's national identity card.
• Marriage certificate.
• Birth certificate of each spouse.
• Birth certificates of other family members (if the request is made long after the marriage).
• The applicable fee for issuing the family record book.

• Civil status department at the municipality or municipal district office.
• The embassy or consulate.
• The local delegation (for areas outside municipalities).

• Civil status department at the municipality or municipal district office.
• The embassy or consulate.
• The local delegation (for areas outside municipalities).

The family record book is issued immediately at the time of the marriage registration or within a week in other cases.

• Note 1: When the application for the family record book coincides with the marriage contract before the civil registrar, the same civil status documents prepared for the marriage will be used for issuing the family record book for the first time.
• Note 2: All entries in the family record book must be made exclusively by the authorized civil registrar. No one else may modify it.

• Note 1: In the event of the death of the head of the family or a court decision revoking their civil rights, the right to keep the family record book goes to the spouse unless otherwise ruled by the court.
• Note 2: Civil status documents extracted from the family record book have, by law, the same probative value as those issued from the original register.
• Note 3: Anyone who knowingly uses documents issued from a family record book containing incomplete or incorrect information is subject to one year of imprisonment and a fine of 240 dinars.
• Note 4: For couples married before the 1957 Civil Status Law, the family record book is issued from the husband's place of birth.