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2018 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 213 - VITAL STATISTICS
.051 Contents of birth certificate.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 213.051 (2018)
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213.051 Contents of birth certificate. (1) (2) (3) (4) The person who assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the state registrar within ten (10) days to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the following information: (a) The date and place of finding; (b) Sex, color or race, and approximate birth date of child; (c) Name and address of the person or institution with which the child has been placed for care; (d) Name given to the child by the custodian of the child; and (e) Other data as required by the state registrar to complete a birth certificate. The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth. A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child. If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report registered under this section shall be placed in a special file and shall not be subject to inspection except upon order of a Circuit Court. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 435, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 385, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1990.
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