Section 29-2809. NEW CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH FOLLOWING ADOPTION, INTERMARRIAGE, PARENTAGE DETERMINATION, OR PARENTAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

2809.1A new certificate of birth for a person who is adopted shall be prepared and registered in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 16-314.

 

2809.2The content of the new birth record shall be in accordance with the final decree of adoption.

 

2809.3If the natural parents marry after the birth of a child, a new certificate of birth shall be prepared by the Registrar for a child born in the District upon receipt of a sworn acknowledgement of paternity that is signed by the natural parents of the child together with a certified copy of the parents’ marriage record.

 

2809.4If another man’s name is shown as the father of the child on the original certificate, a new certificate shall be prepared only when a determination of paternity is made by a court of competent jurisdiction or following adoption.

 

2809.5A new certificate of birth shall be prepared by the Registrar for a child born in the District upon receipt of a certified copy of a determination of paternity by the Court, except that the Registrar shall not act in response to an order by a court that is outside the District if the parent, parents, or other persons having legal custody of the child request that a new certificate not be prepared.

 

2809.6If the surname of the child is not decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the parent, parents, or other persons having legal custody of the child shall specify in writing the surname to be placed on the certificate.

 

2809.7A new certificate of birth shall be prepared by the Registrar for a child born out of wedlock in the District upon receipt of a sworn acknowledgement of parentage signed by both parents stating the child’s surname as it is to appear on the new certificate.

 

2809.8If another name is shown as the father of the child on the original certificate, a new certificate shall be prepared only when a determination of parentage is made by a court of competent jurisdiction or following adoption.

 

2809.9The new certificate of birth form prepared after adoption, intermarriage of parents, parentage determination by a court, or acknowledgement of parentage shall include the following and any other information necessary to complete the certificate:

 

(a)Name of the child;

 

(b)Sex of the child;

 

(c)Date and place of birth as transcribed from the original certificate;

 

(d)Names and personal particulars of the adoptive parents or the natural parents, whichever is, appropriate;

 

(e)Name of the attendant at birth, written or typed;

 

(f)Birth number assigned to the original birth certificate; and

 

(g)Original filing date.

 

2809.10The information necessary to locate the existing certificate and to complete the new certificate shall be submitted on forms prescribed or approved by the Registrar.

 

2809.11The original certificate and all documents pertaining to the issuance of the new certificate following adoption, paternity determination and paternity acknowledgement shall be sealed and shall not be subject to inspection except by the Registrar for the purpose of administering the vital records system or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

2809.12Each new certificate of birth shall be prepared on a form that is current at the time of preparation of the new certificate.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 781, 788 (January 25, 1991); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 1664 (February 23, 2007).