New Birth Record

New Birth Record. (a) A certified copy of the decree of adoption, or a certified abstract thereof on a form approved by the clerk of the Superior Court, after the decree has become effective shall be sent to the Commonwealth Recorder’s office. The Commonwealth Recorder’s office shall cause to be made a new record of the birth in the name of the individual, as fixed or changed by the decree, with the names of the adoptive parents. (b) If a new birth certificate is issued the original birth certificate shall be sealed and filed with the decree or the abstract thereof, and the sealed package shall be opened only as provided in 8 CMC § 1414. (c) If the birth of the individual occurred outside the Commonwealth and a record of birth exists, the certified copy of the decree or the abstract thereof shall be transmitted by the clerk of the Superior Court to the birth registration authorities of the place of the individual’s birth with a request that those authorities take appropriate action with respect to the record of the individual’s birth. Source: PL 8-42, § 19.