2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 7-48a. Birth certificate to contain name of birth mother. Replacement certificate.
Sec. 7-48a. Birth certificate to contain name of birth mother. Replacement
certificate. On and after January 1, 2002, each birth certificate shall contain the name
of the birth mother, except by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, and be filed
with the name of the birth mother recorded. Not later than forty-five days after receipt
of an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, the Department of Public Health shall
create a replacement certificate in accordance with the court's order. Such replacement
certificate shall include all information required to be included in a certificate of birth
of this state as of the date of the birth. When a certified copy of such certificate of birth
is requested by an eligible party, as provided in section 7-51, a copy of the replacement
certificate shall be provided. The department shall seal the original certificate of birth
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 19a-42. Immediately after
a replacement certificate has been prepared, the department shall transmit an exact copy
of such certificate to the registrar of vital statistics of the town of birth and to any other
registrar as the department deems appropriate. The town shall proceed in accordance
with the provisions of section 19a-42.
History: P.A. 04-255 added provisions re filing of birth certificate with name of birth mother recorded, creation and contents of replacement certificate, process for copy of replacement certificate, sealing of original certificate and transmittal of replacement certificate to registrar, effective June 14, 2004.
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