2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Public Health
Chapter 432 - Vital Statistics
Section 432.118 - Procedure for contesting refusal to register report of live birth or delayed report of live birth; rules.
(1) If the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics refuses to register a report of live birth or a delayed report of live birth under the provisions of ORS 432.088 or 432.113, the applicant may file a signed and sworn petition with a court of competent jurisdiction seeking an order establishing a record of the date and place of live birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered.
(2) The petition shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished or approved by the state registrar and shall allege:
(a) That the person for whom a record of live birth or a delayed record of live birth is sought was born in this state and no record of live birth or delayed record of live birth of the person can be found in the records of the Center for Health Statistics;
(b) That diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required for submitting a report of live birth or a delayed report of live birth in accordance with ORS 432.088 or 432.113 and rules adopted under ORS 432.088 or 432.113;
(c) That the state registrar has refused to register a report of live birth or a delayed report of live birth; and
(d) Other allegations as may be required under ORS 183.484.
(3) The petition must be served on the state registrar and accompanied by all documentary evidence that was submitted to the state registrar in support of the petition.
(4) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the state registrar notice of the hearing. The state registrar or an authorized representative may appear and testify in the proceeding.
(5) If the court finds, from the evidence presented, that the person for whom a record of live birth or a delayed record of live birth is sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of live birth, parentage and such other findings as may be required and shall issue an order, on a form prescribed and furnished or approved by the state registrar, to establish a court-ordered record of live birth or delayed record of live birth. This order shall include the live birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented and the date of the court’s action.
(6) The clerk of the court shall forward a certified copy of each order to the state registrar twice a month as adopted by the state registrar by rule. The order must be used to register a report of live birth or a delayed report of live birth for the person. The record of live birth or delayed record of live birth must include a statement that it was registered on the basis of a court order. [Formerly 432.142]
