Section 29-2800. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

 

2800.1This chapter implements the District of Columbia Vital Records Act of 1981, D.C. Law 4-34, D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. § 7-201 to 7-228.

 

2800.2This chapter shall be interpreted and applied consistent with and to facilitate the purpose of the Act.

 

2800.3Words used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as provided in the Act. Words not defined by the Act shall carry their usual and customary meaning unless the context or a definition clearly indicates a different meaning.

 

2800.4Words used in this chapter which appear in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural number; and, unless the context or a definition indicates otherwise, words in the masculine include the feminine.

 

2800.5Whenever any officer or department of the District government is referred to in this chapter, the term shall include an authorized agent of the officer or department.

 

2800.6A child's surname shall be entered on the birth certificate as follows:

 

(a)A child's surname, if the father's name is included on the birth certificate, may be:

 

(1)The mother's surname;

 

(2)The father's surname;

 

(3)A combination of the mother's surname and the father's surname in any order, or in hyphenated or unhyphenated form; or

 

(4)A surname that has a familial connection to either the father or the mother.

 

(b)Achild's surname, if the father is not named on the birth certificate, may be:

 

(1)The mother's surname; or

 

(2)A surname that has a familial connection to the mother.

 

(c)If a child's surname is not the surname of the mother or the father, or a combination of all or part of both surnames, either the father or the mother shall provide an affidavit stating that the child's surname is the name of a relative or ancestor or has some other clearly stated familial connection.

 

(d)A person who submits an affidavit with false information pursuant to subsection (c) shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200), imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Vital Records Act of 1981, D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. § 7-201 to 7-228.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 781 (January 25, 1991); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 7916 (August 16, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 1368 (February 24, 2006).