***** 333.2831.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2024 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE ***** Sec. 2831. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for an individual born in this state when the registrar receives the following: (a) A report of adoption as provided in section 2829, a report of adoption prepared and filed under the laws of another state or foreign country, or a certified copy of the adoption order, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of live birth. However, the state registrar shall not establish a new certificate of live birth if so requested by the court ordering the adoption; the adopting parent; or the adoptee, if the adoptee is an adult. (b) A request that a new certificate be established and the evidence required by the department proving that the individual's parentage has been established. (c) A request that a new certificate be established to show a sex designation other than that designated at birth. The request must be accompanied by an affidavit of a physician certifying that sex-reassignment surgery has been performed. (d) A judgment or a parentage judgment under section 203 or 308 of the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of live birth. History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 307, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 25, Eff. (sine die) Popular Name: Act 368
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