TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 15. VITAL STATISTICS

Part 2. Birth

Unattended Birth

50-15-202. Unattended birth. (1) If a birth is unattended and neither parent is able to prepare a birth certificate, the local registrar shall:

(a) secure information from any person having knowledge of the birth;

(b) prepare and file a birth certificate;

(c) within the time prescribed by the department, file a supplementary report furnishing information omitted from the original birth certificate if additional information is received.

(2) Birth certificates completed by a supplementary report may not be considered "delayed" or "amended".

History: En. Sec. 54, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 107 and 110, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4414; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 2009.