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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 53 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to vital records; requiring birth
certificate to include c ertain citizenship
provisions; limiting provisions to certain
designations; excluding certain children from
citizenship; providing for codification; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-311.4 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. For each live birth in this state for which a birth
certificate is issued , the birth certificate shall include
provisions to designate the citizenship of the biological parent or
parents of the child and provisions to designate the citizenship of
the child.
B. Provisions to designate the citizenship of the child shall
be limited to one or more of the following:
1. United States citizenship;
2. Oklahoma citizenship ;
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3. Tribal citizenship or membership; or
4. Foreign national/non-United States citizen.
C. For any child born to parents ne ither of which are citizens
of the United States, no United States or Oklahoma citizensh ip shall
be granted to the child and the only designation permitted on the
birth certificate shall be the designation provided in paragraph 4
of subsection B of this se ction.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its pas sage and approval.
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