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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Special Session of the 121st

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:

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:

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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