1997 Minnesota Statutes

     144.218 Replacement certificates of birth. 

    Subdivision 1.    Adoption.  Upon receipt of a certified 
 copy of an order, decree, or certificate of adoption, the state 
 registrar shall register a replacement certificate in the new 
 name of the adopted person.  The original certificate of birth 
 and the certified copy are confidential pursuant to section 
 13.02, subdivision 3, and shall not be disclosed except pursuant 
 to court order or section 144.1761.  A certified copy of the 
 original birth certificate from which the registration number 
 has been deleted and which has been marked "Not for Official 
 Use," or the information contained on the original birth 
 certificate, except for the registration number, shall be 
 provided on request to a parent who is named on the original 
 birth certificate.  Upon the receipt of a certified copy of a 
 court order of annulment of adoption the state registrar shall 
 restore the original certificate to its original place in the 
 file. 

    Subd. 2.    Adoption of foreign persons.  In proceedings 
 for the adoption of a person who was born in a foreign country, 
 the court, upon evidence presented by the commissioner of human 
 services from information secured at the port of entry, or upon 
 evidence from other reliable sources, may make findings of fact 
 as to the date and place of birth and parentage.  Upon receipt 
 of certified copies of the court findings and the order or 
 decree of adoption, the state registrar shall register a birth 
 certificate in the new name of the adopted person.  The 
 certified copies of the court findings and the order or decree 
 of adoption are confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, 
 subdivision 3, and shall not be disclosed except pursuant to 
 court order or section 144.1761.  The birth certificate shall 
 state the place of birth as specifically as possible, and that 
 the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship. 

    Subd. 3.    Subsequent marriage of birth parents.  If, 
 in cases in which a certificate of birth has been registered 
 pursuant to section 144.215 and the birth parents of the child 
 marry after the birth of the child, a replacement certificate of 
 birth shall be registered upon presentation of a certified copy 
 of the marriage certificate of the birth parents, and either a 
 recognition of parentage or court adjudication of paternity.  
 The information presented and the original certificate of birth 
 are confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, and 
 shall not be disclosed except pursuant to court order. 

    Subd. 4.    Incomplete, incorrect, and modified 
 certificates.  If a court finds that a birth certificate is 
 incomplete, inaccurate or false, or if it is being issued 
 pursuant to section 259.10, subdivision 2, it may order the 
 registration of a replacement certificate, and, if necessary, 
 set forth the correct information in the order.  Upon receipt of 
 the order the state registrar shall register a replacement 
 certificate containing the findings of the court, and the prior 
 certificate shall be confidential pursuant to section 13.02, 
 subdivision 3, and shall not be disclosed except pursuant to 
 court order. 

    HIST: 1978 c 699 s 8; 1980 c 561 s 1; 1981 c 311 s 24; 1982 c 
 545 s 24; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 62; 1994 c 
 631 s 31; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 32; 1997 c 205 s 21