Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications
Rule 641-99.14 - Establishment of New Certificate of Live Birth Following Adoption

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-99.14

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

(1) Upon receipt of a completed Certificate of Adoption Report form or a certified copy of the decree of adoption from a court of competent jurisdiction and the information required pursuant to rule 641-99.13 (144), the state registrar shall establish a new certificate of live birth for a person who was born in Iowa and has been adopted.

(2) The new certificate of live birth shall not be marked "amended."

(3) When a new certificate of live birth is established, the actual date and place of birth shall be shown on the certificate.

(4) The county registrar and state registrar shall seal the original certificate of live birth. The state registrar shall place the original certificate of live birth and all related adoption information in a sealed file, and the file shall not be opened and inspected except by the state registrar for administrative purposes or upon an order from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24 or as provided in Iowa Code section 144.24A.

(5) In accordance with Iowa Code section 144.23A, an adopted person may apply to the state registrar to have the adopted person's original certificate of birth prior to adoption reestablished to include the name of an omitted biological parent.

(6) The new certificate of live birth after adoption shall not be on file at the county registrar's office.

(7) The state registrar shall reveal the date of the adoption and the name and address of the court that issued the adoption decree upon the receipt of a completed, notarized Revelation of County of Adoption form from an adult adopted person, a biological parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal representative of the adult adopted person, the biological parent, or the adoptive parent pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24.

(8) Administrative and certified copy fees shall be charged and remitted pursuant to rule 641-95.6 (144).

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