2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:75 - Notarial acts of adoption; name changes

§75. Notarial acts of adoption; name changes

A. Adoptions effected by notarial acts pursuant to R.S. 9:461 and name changes resulting from the adoptions pursuant to R.S. 9:462 shall have no effect on original birth certificates maintained by the Vital Records Registry, except that when a name change is effected pursuant to R.S. 9:462 and an affidavit is presented from the district attorney of the parish or place of residence of the requesting party indicating that there is no objection of the district attorney to the adoptee's name change along with a certified copy of the notarial act of adoption and the appropriate fee, the registrar of vital records shall issue a new birth certificate to reflect the new name. If there is an objection from the district attorney, the registrar of vital records shall not seal the adopted person's original birth certificate nor issue a new certificate in the new name until the grounds for the objection have been removed and confirmed by a supplemental affidavit from the district attorney.

B. In such cases, the validity and civil effects of the notarial act of adoption are in no way affected and shall continue to be governed by the laws applicable thereto.

Acts 1991, No. 630, §1.