2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 703: BIRTH RECORDS
22 §2767. Amendment of certificate of birth of adult

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

§2767. Amendment of certificate of birth of adult

The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall amend the certificate of birth of a person 18 years of age or older born in this State for the purpose of identifying a biological parent who was not known or listed at the time of birth when the state registrar has received the following: [2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW).]

1. Request. A written request from the subject of the birth certificate that the certificate be amended;

[ 2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW) .]

2. Written consent. Written consent of:

A. The subject of the birth certificate; and [2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW).]

B. The biological parent to be named on the amended birth certificate. [2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW).]

Written consent must be notarized or acknowledged before an official authorized to take oaths; and

[ 2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW) .]

3. Evidence of parentage; test requirements. Evidence of parentage based on testing of deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, that includes:

A. A notarized report of the results of the DNA testing; and [2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW).]

B. Notarized documentation of the chain of custody of the blood and tissue samples examined in the testing. [2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW).]

The testing must be of a type generally acknowledged as reliable by accreditation bodies designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services, and it must be performed by a laboratory approved by an accreditation body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.

[ 2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 585, §2 (NEW).