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22-9A-7
Section 22-9A-7 Registration of births. (a) A certificate of birth for each live birth that
occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed
by the State Registrar, within five days after the birth and shall be registered if it has
been completed and filed in accordance with this section. (b)(1) When a birth occurs in an
institution or en route to the institution, the person in charge of the institution or his
or her designated representative shall obtain the personal data, prepare the certificate,
secure the signatures required, and file the certificate as directed in subsection (a) or
as directed by the State Registrar within the required five days. The physician or other person
in attendance shall provide the medical information required by the certificate and certify
to the facts of birth within 72 hours after the birth. If the physician, or other person in
attendance, does not certify to the facts of birth within the 72-hour period,...
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22-9A-9
Section 22-9A-9 Delayed registration of birth. Any person born in the state whose birth has
not been filed may have his or her birth registered by the State Registrar after complying
with the requirements set forth below: (1) Certificates of birth filed after the time specified
in Section 22-9A-7 but within one year from the date of birth shall be registered on the standard
form of live-birth certificate in the manner prescribed in Section 22-9A-7. The certificate
shall not be marked "DELAYED REGISTRATION." In any case where the certificate is
signed by someone other than the attendant or person in charge of the institution where birth
occurred, a notarized statement stating the reason why the certificate cannot be signed by
the attendant shall be attached to the certificate. When the State Registrar has reasonable
cause to question the adequacy of the registration, he or she may require additional evidence
in support of the facts of birth. (2) Certificates of birth filed after one...
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22-9A-12
Section 22-9A-12 New birth certificate upon adoption, legitimation, or paternity determination;
availability of original certificate; contact preference form. (a) The State Registrar shall
establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state upon receipt of any of
the following: (1) A report of adoption as provided in Section 22-9A-11 or a report of adoption
prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state, the District of Columbia,
a territory of the United States, or a foreign country, or a certified copy of the decree
of adoption, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate
of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth. A new certificate of birth shall not
be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption. (2) A request that a new
certificate be established upon completion of the legitimation procedure specified in Sections
26-11-2 and 26-17-6. If the name of another man is shown as the father of...
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22-9A-11
Section 22-9A-11 Court reports of adoption. (a) For each adoption decreed by a court of competent
jurisdiction in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption
on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar. The report shall indicate those
facts necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person adopted or in
the case of a person who was born in a foreign country, evidence from sources determined to
be reliable by the court as to the date and place of birth of the person. The report shall
provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted,
identify the order of adoption, and be certified by the clerk of the court. (b) Information
necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished by each petitioner for adoption
or his or her attorney. The child-placing agency or any person having knowledge of the facts
shall supply the court with additional information as may be necessary...
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22-9A-10
Section 22-9A-10 Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth. (a) If a delayed certificate
of birth is rejected under Section 22-9A-9, a petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner
may be filed with a circuit court of any county in this state in which he or she resides or
was born, for an order establishing a birth record. (b) The petition shall allege each of
the following: (1) The person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in
this state. (2) No certificate of birth can be found in the Office of Vital Statistics. (3)
Diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance
with Section 22-9A-9. (4) The State Registrar has refused to register a delayed certificate
of birth. (5) Other allegations as may be required. (c) The petition shall be accompanied
by a statement of the State Registrar made in accordance with Section 22-9A-9 and all documentary
evidence which was submitted to the State Registrar in support of the...
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22-9A-19
Section 22-9A-19 Amendment of vital records. (a) A certificate registered under this chapter
may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the board to protect
the integrity and accuracy of vital records. (b) A certificate that is amended under this
section shall be marked "AMENDED" except as otherwise provided in this section.
The date of amendment and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the
amendment shall be made a part of the record. Additions or minor corrections may be made to
certificates within one year after the date of the event without the certificate being marked
"AMENDED." The board shall prescribe by rules the conditions under which additions
or minor corrections may be made. (c) Amendment of names on a birth certificate. (1) Until
the fifth birthday of the registrant, given names for a child whose birth was recorded without
given names may be added to the certificate upon affidavit of both parents, or the mother
in the...
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22-9A-14
Section 22-9A-14 Death registration. (a) A certificate of death for each death which occurs
in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed
by the State Registrar, within five days of the death and shall be registered if it has been
completed and filed in accordance with this section. (1) If the place of death is not known,
but the dead body is found in this state, the certificate of death shall be completed and
filed in accordance with this section. The county where the body is found shall be shown on
the certificate as the county of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date the dead
body was found shall be shown on the certificate as the date of death. (2) When death occurs
in a moving conveyance in the United States and the body is first removed from the conveyance
in this state, the death shall be registered in this state and the county where it is first
removed shall be considered as the county of death. When a death occurs on a...
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22-9A-1
Section 22-9A-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEAD BODY. A human
body or parts of the human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded
that death occurred. (2) FETAL DEATH. Death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction
from the mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy
and which is not an induced termination of pregnancy. The death is indicated by the fact that
after the expulsion or extraction the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of
life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement
of voluntary muscles. Heartbeats are to be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions;
respirations are to be distinguished from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps. (3) FILE.
The presentation of a vital record provided for in this chapter for...
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22-9A-13.1
Section 22-9A-13.1 Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. (a) For the purposes of this
section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING
IN STILLBIRTH. A certificate issued to record and memorialize the birth of a stillborn child.
(2) STILLBIRTH or STILLBORN. An unintended, intrauterine fetal death after a gestational age
of not less than 20 completed weeks. (b) Effective January 1, 2012, the State Registrar shall
issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth upon the request of a parent named on
a report of fetal death filed on or after January 1, 2007. A Certificate of Birth Resulting
in Stillbirth shall be issued within 60 days from the date of the request. (c) The person
who is required to file a report of fetal death under Section 22-9A-13, shall advise the parent
of a stillborn child: (1) That a parent may, but is not required to, request the preparation
of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. (2) That a...
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26-17-315
Section 26-17-315 Hospital paternity acknowledgment program. (a) Hospitals that have a licensed
obstetric care unit or are licensed to provide obstetric services or licensed birthing centers
associated with a hospital shall provide to the mother and alleged father, if he is present
in the hospital, during the period immediately preceding or following the birth of a child
to an unmarried woman in the hospital, all of the following: (1) written materials about paternity
establishment; (2) form affidavits of paternity; (3) a written description of the rights and
responsibilities of acknowledging paternity; and (4) an opportunity, prior to discharge from
the hospital, to speak with a trained person made available through the Department of Human
Resources, either by telephone or in person, who can clarify information and answer questions
about paternity establishment. The Department of Human Resources shall make materials available
without cost to the hospitals. If the mother and father...
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