Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics
Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics
Chapter 3 - Registration of Live Births
Subchapter 11 - Adoption of Mississippi Born Children
Rule 15-5-85-3.11.1

Current through September 24, 2024

When a person with a Mississippi registered birth is adopted in this or any other state, a new birth certificate shall be prepared by the State Registrar and registered in accordance with Section 93-17-21 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated. The State Registrar shall honor orders of courts of other states having appropriate jurisdiction over Mississippi born persons in matters of adoption.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-21

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