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2014 SESSION
SB 281 Certificate of birth; upon request and receipt of evidence, adopted person who has U.S. citizenship.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Certificate of birth; naturalized citizen. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records, for any adopted person who has attained United States citizenship through naturalization and upon request and receipt of evidence demonstrating such citizenship, to establish and register a new certificate of birth that does not contain a statement that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship either for the adopted child for whom it is issued or for the adoptive parents.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Certificate of birth; naturalized citizen. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records to, upon request, establish and register a new certificate of birth that does not state that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship for the child for whom it is issued or for the adoptive parents for any person who has attained United States citizenship through naturalization.