SLS 16RS-979 ENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 439
BY SENATOR RISER
VITAL STATISTICS. Provides relative to the issuance of a birth certificate to a child when
a judgment of filiation has been obtained. (8/1/16)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:46(A), relative to birth certificates; to provide for new birth
3 certificates after a judgment of filiation; to provide for the payment of costs; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:46(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง46. New certificate of birth when judgment of filiation is obtained
8 A. Upon request of a child who has obtained a judgment of filiation pursuant
9 to Civil Code Article 197, the state registrar, upon receipt of a copy of the judgment,
10 shall prepare a new certificate of birth in the new name of the child wherein the
11 child's surname shall be that of the father recognized in the judgment or a
12 combination of the surname of the father recognized in the judgment and the maiden
13 name of the mother, so long as all costs due to the state registrar have been paid.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 439
SLS 16RS-979 ENGROSSED
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 439 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Riser
Present law provides that a child who has obtained a judgment of filiation may request that
a new birth certificate be issued reflecting the new name of the child. Present law further
requires the state registrar to issue the new birth certificate upon receipt of a copy of the
judgment.
Proposed law retains present law but clarifies that the new birth certificate shall be issued
as long as the fees which are owed to the state registrar are paid.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 40:46(A))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.