North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H818 Compare Versions

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 818
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH30342-NJ-7A
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7	8		Short Title: Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives N. Jackson, Loftis, and Biggs (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Judiciary 2, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules,
11		-	Calendar, and Operations of the House
12		-	April 9, 2025
13		-	H818 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative N. Jackson.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH30342 -NJ-7A
14	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
15	14		AN ACT TO MAKE ACCESS TO NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR PERSONS ADOPTED 2
16	15		SIMILAR TO PERSONS THAT ARE NOT ADOPTED . 3
17	16		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
18	17		SECTION 1. G.S. 48-9-107 reads as rewritten: 5
19	18		"§ 48-9-107. New birth certificates. 6
20	19		(a) Upon receipt of a report of the adoption of a minor from the Division, or the 7
21	20		documents required by G.S. 48-9-102(g) from the clerk of superior court in the adoption of an 8
22	21		adult, or a report of an adoption from another state, the State Registrar shall prepare a new birth 9
23	22		certificate for the adoptee that shall contain the adoptee's full adoptive name, sex, state of birth, 10
24	23		and date of birth; the full name of the adoptive father, if applicable; the full maiden name of the 11
25	24		adoptive mother, if applicable; and any other pertinent information consistent with this section 12
26	25		as may be determined by the State Registrar. The new certificate shall contain no reference to the 13
27	26		adoption of the adoptee and shall not refer to the adoptive parents in any way other than as the 14
28	27		adoptee's parents. 15
29	28		(b) In an adoption by a stepparent, the State Registrar shall prepare a new birth certificate 16
30	29		pursuant to subsection (a) of this section except: 17
31	30		(1) The adoptive parent and the parent whose relation with the adoptee remains 18
32	31		unchanged shall be listed as the adoptee's mother and father on the new birth 19
33	32		certificate; and 20
34	33		(2) The city and county of birth of the adoptee shall be the same on the new birth 21
35	34		certificate as on the original certificate. 22
36	35		The names of the adoptee's parents shall not be changed as provided in subdivision (1) of this 23
37	36		subsection if the petitioner, the petitioner's spouse, the adoptee if age 12 or older, and any living 24
38	37		parent whose parental rights are terminated by the adoption jointly file a request that the parents' 25
39	38		names not be changed with the court prior to the entry of the adoption decree. The Division shall 26
40	39		send a copy of this request with its report to the State Registrar or other appropriate official in 27
41	40		the adoption of a minor stepchild, and the clerk of superior court shall send a copy with the 28
42	41		documents required by G.S. 48-9-102(g) in the adoption of an adult stepchild. 29
43	42		(c) The State Registrar shall seal the original certificate of birth and all records in the 30
44	43		possession of that office pertaining to the adoption. These records shall not be unsealed except 31
45	44		as provided in this Article. The State Registrar shall and county registers of deeds may provide 32
46	45		certified typed copies or abstracts of the new certificate of birth of an adoptee prepared pursuant 33
47		-	to subsection (a) of this section to the adoptee, the adoptee's children, the adoptive parents, and 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 818-First Edition
49		-	the adoptee's spouse, brothers, and sisters. For purposes of this subsection, "parent", "brother", 1
50		-	and "sister" shall mean the adoptee's adoptive parent, brother, or sister and shall not mean a 2
51		-	former parent, brother, or sister. 3
52		-	(d) At the time of preparing the new birth certificate pursuant to subsection (a) of this 4
53		-	section, the State Registrar shall notify the register of deeds or appropriate official in the health 5
54		-	department in the county of the adoptee's birth to remove the adoptee's birth certificate from the 6
55		-	records and forward it to the State Registrar for retention under seal with the original certificate 7
56		-	of birth in the State Registrar's office. The register of deeds shall also delete all index entries for 8
57		-	that birth certificate. The State Registrar shall not issue copies of new birth certificates for 9
58		-	adoptees to registers of deeds. Only the deeds in the county of the adoptee's birth. This copy shall 10
59		-	replace the adoptee's original birth certificate. Upon request, the State Registrar shall may issue 11
60		-	certified copies of such records, and these copies shall be prepared as prescribed in subsection 12
61		-	(c) of this section. 13
62		-	(e) The State Registrar may by rule prescribe requirements for reports of adoptions from 14
63		-	other states." 15
64		-	SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and is intended to apply 16
65		-	to new birth certificates of persons adopted before, on, or after that date. 17
	46	+	to subsection (a) of this section to the adoptee, the adoptee's children, the adoptive parents, and 34
	47	+	the adoptee's spouse, brothers, and sisters. For purposes of this subsection, "parent", "brother", 35
	48	+	H.B. 818
	49	+	Apr 7, 2025
	50	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	51	+	Page 2 DRH30342-NJ-7A
	52	+	and "sister" shall mean the adoptee's adoptive parent, brother, or sister and shall not mean a 1
	53	+	former parent, brother, or sister. 2
	54	+	(d) At the time of preparing the new birth certificate pursuant to subsection (a) of this 3
	55	+	section, the State Registrar shall notify the register of deeds or appropriate official in the health 4
	56	+	department in the county of the adoptee's birth to remove the adoptee's birth certificate from the 5
	57	+	records and forward it to the State Registrar for retention under seal with the original certificate 6
	58	+	of birth in the State Registrar's office. The register of deeds shall also delete all index entries for 7
	59	+	that birth certificate. The State Registrar shall not issue copies of new birth certificates for 8
	60	+	adoptees to registers of deeds. Only the deeds in the county of the adoptee's birth. This copy shall 9
	61	+	replace the adoptee's original birth certificate. Upon request, the State Registrar shall may issue 10
	62	+	certified copies of such records, and these copies shall be prepared as prescribed in subsection 11
	63	+	(c) of this section. 12
	64	+	(e) The State Registrar may by rule prescribe requirements for reports of adoptions from 13
	65	+	other states." 14
	66	+	SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and is intended to apply 15
	67	+	to new birth certificates of persons adopted before, on, or after that date. 16