Paternity orders; birth certificates

23-2222. Paternity orders; birth certificates. (a) Upon receipt of a certified order from a court of this state or an authenticated order of a court of another state, the state registrar of vital statistics shall prepare a new birth registration consistent with the findings of the court. (b) The fact that the father and child relationship was declared after the child's birth shall not be ascertainable from the new birth registration, but the actual place and date of birth shall be shown. (c) The findings upon which the new birth registration was made and the original birth certificate shall be kept in a sealed and confidential file and be subject to inspection only in exceptional cases upon order of the court for good cause shown or as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 23-2204. History: L. 1985, ch. 114, § 19; L. 1994, ch. 292, § 12; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 38-1128. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026