Ch. 97                                     1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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.

(c)     The Secretary may not make a new certificate of birth if one of the following
so directs the Secretary:

(1)     The court that decrees the adoption.

(2)     The adoptive parents.

(3)     The adopted individual, if an adult.

(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] THE PARENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
WERE NOT MARRIED and paternity is established by legal proceedings, the name of the
father shall be inserted. THE LEGAL PROCEEDING SHOULD REQUEST AND REPORT TO
THE SECRETARY THAT THE SURNAME OF THE SUBJECT OF THE RECORD BE
CHANGED FROM THAT SHOWN ON THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, IF A CHANGE IS
DESIRED.

(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 requires each
parent shown on the new certificate to indicate his or her own Social Security number.

(e)     (1) If a new certificate of birth is made, the Secretary shall:

(i) Substitute the new certificate of birth for any certificate then on
file; and

(ii) Place the original certificate of birth and all records that relate to
the new certificate of birth under seal.

(2)     The seal may be broken only:

(i) On order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(ii) If it does not violate the confidentiality of the record, on written
order of a designee of the Secretary.

(3)     A certified copy of the certificate of birth that later is issued shall be a
copy of the new certificate of birth, unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders the
issuance of a copy of the original certificate of birth.

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