Section 29-2802. INFANTS OF UNKNOWN PARENTAGE: FOUNDLING REGISTRATION

 

2802.1The report for an infant of unknown parentage shall be registered on a foundling certificate by the person who initially assumes responsibility for the infant. A brief statement shall be provided on the certificate stating the circumstances surrounding the finding of the child, and shall contain at a minimum, the following:

 

(a)Name given to the foundling;

 

(b)Place found;

 

(c)Date found;

 

(d)Date of birth, assigned by approximation;

 

(e)Sex of the child;

 

(f)Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care;

 

(g)Name of the person assigning the child’s name;

 

(h)Other significant identifying data; and

 

(i)Name and address of the person who found the child; and

 

(j)Name and signature of the person initially assuming responsibility for the child.

 

2802.2For purposes of this section, a person initially assuming legal responsibility includes:

 

(a)An employee of the District of Columbia government, acting in an official capacity and within the scope of the employee(s authority;

 

(b)A law enforcement official, acting in an official capacity and within the scope of the official’s authority; or

 

(c)Any other person whose authority and conduct, under the circumstances of the discovery of the foundling, clearly indicate assumption of responsibility.

 

2802.3A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 781, 783 (January 25, 1991).