Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part I - General Health
Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL RECORDS
RECORDS OF BIRTH
Section 1.8 - Application
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Sections 1.5-1.7 (relating to registration as other than the child of the mother's husband; registration of the child of an unmarried woman; and registration of children born in wedlock), shall apply to children born on or after September 27, 1975.
(b) The birth certificate of a child born before September 27, 1975, but no earlier than September 27, 1968, may be amended upon application of the child's mother or custodial parent, under §§ 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7(b) or by the child's parents, under § 1.7(a), at a time up to the child's 7th birthday.
(c) The birth certificate of a person whose paternity has been established by court order or decree may be amended under §§ 1.5 or 1.6 upon application by that person, or if a minor, by the custodial parent. A certified copy of the court order or decree shall be attached to the request for amendment.
