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§ 31-10-9. Registration of Births

A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the State Office of Vital Records within five days after such birth and filed in accordance with this Code section and regulations of the department. When a birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person […]

§ 31-10-9.1. Social Security Account Information of Parents

Social security account information of the mother and father, if paternity is acknowledged by the father, of a child born within this state shall be entered in the medical and health statistics section of the certificate of live birth at the time of filing the certificate of birth as provided in Code Section 31-10-9. The […]

§ 31-10-9.2. Abuse or Neglect Reports; Establishment of Policies and Procedures

The state registrar shall provide to the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services copies of or data derived from certificates and reports filed with the state registrar upon notification by the Division of Family and Children Services of receipt of a report of abuse or neglect concerning a child […]

§ 31-10-10. Registration of Live Born Infants of Unknown Parentage

Whoever assumes the custody of a live born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the state registrar within ten days to the State Office of Vital Records the following information: The date and place of finding; Sex, color or race, and approximate birth date or age […]

§ 31-10-11. Registration of Delayed Certificate of Birth

When a certificate of birth of a person born in this state has not been filed before that person’s first birthday, a delayed certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with regulations of the department.  The certificate shall be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the department shall by regulation prescribe to substantiate […]

§ 31-10-12. Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth

If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of Code Section 31-10-11, a petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner may be filed in either the superior court or the probate court in the county of residence of the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought for an […]