TITLE 23
Health and Safety

CHAPTER 23-3
Vital Records

SECTION 23-3-15.1


   § 23-3-15.1  New certificates of birth following foreign adoption – Exempt from judicial proceedings. – (a) A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and possesses a certificate of citizenship in accordance with the "Child Citizenship Act" (CAA, P.L. 106-395) shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require judicial procedures and reports to acquire a new birth certificate.

   (b) The state registrar of vital records shall, upon written request, prepare a "Certificate of Foreign Birth" for a child who was born in a foreign country, adopted by a United States citizen and has automatically acquired citizenship in accordance with the "Child Citizenship Act" upon the production of the following documentations:

   (1) Certificate of citizenship;

   (2) Foreign birth certificate;

   (3) Original documents certified by the United States Embassy abroad;

   (4) Permanent United States identification card; and

   (5) Social Security card.

History of Section.
(P.L. 2006, ch. 607, § 1.)