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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The circumstances of the birth of the child shall be entered on the original birth certificate. These circumstances shall include all of the following:
(1) Time of birth.
(2) Date of birth, including the year, the month, and the day.
(3) Place of birth, address, including city or town and state; if in a hospital or other institution, its name.
(4) Whether a plural birth. A separate certificate is required for each child in a plural birth.
(5) If a plural birth, the number of each child in order of birth.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 34.4. Original birth certificate; required contents; circumstances of birth - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-40-sect-34-4/
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