2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 130A - Public Health.
§ 130A-108. Certificate of identification for individual of foreign birth.

§ 130A‑108.  Certificate of identification for individual of foreign birth.

(a)        In the case of an adopted individual born in a foreign country and residing in this State at the time of application, the State Registrar shall, upon the presentation of a certified copy of the original birth certificate from the country of birth and a certified copy of the final order of adoption signed by the clerk of court or other appropriate official, prepare a certificate of identification for the individual. The certificate shall contain the same information required by G.S. 48‑9‑107(a) for individuals adopted in this State, except that the country of birth shall be specified in lieu of the state of birth.

(b)        In the case of an adopted individual born in a foreign country and readopted in this State, the State Registrar shall, upon receipt of a report of that adoption from the Division of Social Services pursuant to G.S. 48‑9‑102(f), prepare a certificate of identification for that individual. The certificate shall contain the same information required by G.S. 48‑9‑107(a) for individuals adopted in this State, except the country of birth shall be specified in lieu of the state of birth. (1949, c. 160, s. 2; 1955, c. 951, s. 16; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1969, c. 1031, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1995, c. 457, s. 8; 1997‑215, s. 13; 2001‑208, s. 13; 2001‑487, s. 101.)