WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 464

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
the Secretary may make a new certificate of birth for an
individual who was born outside the United States if one of the
following occurred in this State:

(1)  The previously unwed parents of the individual
have married each other after the birth of the individual;

(2)  A court of competent jurisdiction in this State
has entered an order as to parentage, legitimation, or adoption;
or

(3)  The father of the individual acknowledged himself
by affidavit to be the father and the mother of the individual
has consented by affidavit to the acknowledgment.

(d) A new certificate of birth shall be prepared on the
following basis:

(1)  The individual shall be treated as having at
birth the status that later is acquired or established and of
which proof is submitted.

(2)  If the individual was illegitimate and paternity
is established by legal proceedings, the name of the father shall
be inserted.

(3)  If the individual is adopted, the name of the
individual shall be that set by the decree of adoption, and the
adoptive parents shall be recorded as the parents of the
individual.

(4) THE NEW CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH SHALL CONTAIN WORDING THAT
REQUESTS THE PARENTS SHOWN ON THE NEW CERTIFICATE TO INDICATE
THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions
of this Act shall only affect birth certificates issued for
births occurring on or after July 1, 1988.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

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