9.04.170 Application for New Birth Record

Within thirty days after an adoption decree becomes final, the clerk of the court shall prepare an application for a birth record in the new name of the adopted individual and forward the application to the appropriate vital statistics office of the place, if known, where the adopted individual was born and forward a copy of the decree to the social service board of this state or other designated state agency for statistical purposes. In the case of the adoption of a person born outside of the United States, the Court may make findings, based on evidence from the petitioner and other reliable state or federal sources, on the date of place of birth and parentage of the adopted person. These findings shall be certified by the Court and included with the report of adoption filed with the state registrar of vital statistics pursuant to Section 23-02.1-17 of N.D.C.C.