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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 2832. (1) When a new certificate of live birth is established, the actual place and date of birth must be shown. The new certificate must be substituted for the original certificate of live birth. Thereafter, the original certificate and the evidence of adoption, sex designation, or assisted reproduction or surrogacy under the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act 1 are not subject to inspection except as otherwise provided in section 2882(2) or (3) 2 or on a court order. Evidence in support of other birth record changes is subject to inspection as provided in sections 2882 and 2883. 3
(2) On the receipt of notice of annulment of adoption or a copy of an order of rescission, the original certificate of live birth must be restored to its place in the files. The certificate created under subsection (1) is not subject to inspection except on a court order.
(3) If a certificate of live birth is not on file for the individual for whom a new live birth certificate is to be established under section 2831, 4 a new live birth certificate may be prepared on the delayed birth certificate form in use at the time of the adoption, legitimation, parentage determination, or judgment or parentage judgment under section 203 or 308 of the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act. 5
(4) When a new certificate of live birth is established by the state registrar, all copies of the original certificate of birth in the custody of a custodian of permanent records in this state must be sealed from inspection or forwarded to the state registrar, as the state registrar directs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.2832 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-333-health/mi-comp-laws-333-2832/
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