ENROLLED
ACT No. 645
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 507
BY REPRESENTATIVE MARINO AND SENATORS ALLAIN, BERNARD,
BOUDREAUX, CARTER, STINE, AND WOMACK
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:34.2(2)(e), relative to birth certificates; to provide for the designation of
3 a surname under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 40:34.2(2)(e) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง34.2. Original birth certificate; required contents; name of child
7 The name of the child shall be entered on the original birth certificate in
8 accordance with the following provisions:
9 * * *
10 (2) Surname.
11 * * *
12 (e) In any case provided for in this Subsection, if the mother or the man
13 whose surname may be given to the child possesses both a paternal and maternal
14 surname according to national custom or practice, the surname of the child may be
15 consistent with the national custom or practice of the mother or man.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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