Expands the entities authorized to issue copies or abstracts of an adoptee's new certificate of birth reflecting adoptive parents under GS 48-9-107 to include county registers of deeds. Now requires the State Registrar to issue copies of new adoptee birth certificates to registers of deeds located in the county of the adoptee's birth to replace the adoptee's original birth certificate (currently, Registrar is prohibited from issuing copies of an adoptee birth certificate to register of deeds). Clarifies that the State Registrar may issue copies of adoptee birth certificates upon request. Applies to new birth certificates of persons adopted before, on, or after October 1, 2025.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR PERSONS ADOPTED.
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AN ACT TO MAKE ACCESS TO NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR PERSONS ADOPTED SIMILAR TO PERSONS THAT ARE NOT ADOPTED.Intro. by Johnson, Lazzara, Daniel.
Status: Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Mar 10 2025)
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Thu, 6 Mar 2025 Senate: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Senate: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
S 248
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