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22 Sixty-ninth
33 Legislative Assembly
44 of North Dakota
55 Introduced by
66 Representatives D. Johnston, Koppelman
77 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 23-02.1-15 of the North Dakota Century Code,
88 relating to registration of birth by judicial determination.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
1010 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 23-02.1-15 of the North Dakota Century Code is
1111 amended and reenacted as follows:
1212 23-02.1-15. Delayed registration of birth.
1313 1.If the birth of an individual born in this state has not been registered, a birth record
1414 may be filed in accordance with the regulations of the department of health and human
1515 services. The birth record must be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements
1616 asprescribed by the department of health and human services shall prescribe to
1717 substantiate the alleged facts of birth.
1818 2.A birth record registered one year or more after the date of occurrence must be
1919 marked "delayed" and show on the face of the birth record the date of delayed
2020 registration.
2121 3.A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration
2222 must be endorsed on the birth record.
2323 4.a.If an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the
2424 regulations for delayed registration or when the state registrar finds reason to
2525 question the validity or adequacy of the birth record or documentary evidence,
2626 the state registrar may not register the delayed birth record and shall advise the
2727 applicant of the reasons for this action.
2828 b.If the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall advise the applicant
2929 of the right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction for a judicial
3030 determination of the birth facts.
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5959 c.A birth record issued by judicial determination may not specify the record was
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6161 b.d.The department of health and human services by regulationrule may provide for
6262 the dismissal of an application that is more than one year old and is not being
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6464 5.A report of live birth may not be registered for a deceased individual one year or more
6565 after that individual's date of birth.
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