CHAPTER 585
H.P. 1217 - L.D. 1640
An Act To Provide Accurate Vital Records for Adults in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2705, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. Amendment of certificate of birth of adult. Amendment of a certificate of birth of a person 18 years of age or older born in this State for the purpose of identifying a biological parent who was not known or listed at the time of birth is governed by section 2767.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2767 is enacted to read:
§2767. Amendment of certificate of birth of adult
The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall amend the certificate of birth of a person 18 years of age or older born in this State for the purpose of identifying a biological parent who was not known or listed at the time of birth when the state registrar has received the following:
1. Request. A written request from the subject of the birth certificate that the certificate be amended;
2. Written consent. Written consent of:
A. The subject of the birth certificate; and
B. The biological parent to be named on the amended birth certificate.
Written consent must be notarized or acknowledged before an official authorized to take oaths; and
3. Evidence of parentage; test requirements. Evidence of parentage based on testing of deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, that includes:
A. A notarized report of the results of the DNA testing; and
B. Notarized documentation of the chain of custody of the blood and tissue samples examined in the testing.
The testing must be of a type generally acknowledged as reliable by accreditation bodies designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services, and it must be performed by a laboratory approved by an accreditation body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.
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