Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 4/2/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5949

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5949 on page 63,
3line 15, by changing "or surviving spouse" to "surviving
4spouse, or birth parent of an adult adopted person"; and
 
5on page 63, by inserting immediately below line 19 the
6following:
 
7    "(m) Beginning on January 1, 2015, any birth parent of an
8adult adopted person named on the original birth certificate
9may request a non-certified copy of the original birth
10certificate reflecting the birth of the adult adopted person,
11provided that:
12        (1) any non-certified copy of the original birth
13    certificate released under this subsection (m) shall not
14    reflect the State file number on the original birth
15    certificate; and
16        (2) if the Department of Public Health does not locate

 

 

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1    the original birth certificate, it shall issue a
2    certification of no record found."; and
 
3on page 67, by replacing lines 2 through 9 with the following:
 
4"fee shall be charged to any petitioner if the petitioner is an
5adult adopted or surrendered person and the sought-after
6relative is a birth parent who filed or who did not file a
7Denial with the Registry prior to January 1, 2011, or filed a
8Birth Parent Preference Form on which Option E was selected
9after January 1, 2011 and more than 5 years have transpired
10since the birth parent filed the Denial of Information Exchange
11or Birth Parent Preference Form on which Option E was
12selected.".