102625-102710

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 102625-102710




102625.  The clerk of the court shall complete a report upon a form
provided for that purpose and forward the report to the State
Registrar within five days after a decree of adoption has been
entered declaring a child legally adopted by any court in the state.
The report shall be forwarded within five days after an interlocutory
decree of adoption becomes a final decree of adoption, and not
earlier.



102630.  The court reports of adoption that are received by the
State Registrar for births that occurred in another state, the
District of Columbia, in any territory of the United States, or
Canada shall be transmitted to the registration authority of the
place of birth.



102635.  A new birth certificate shall be established by the State
Registrar upon receipt of either of the following:
   (a) A report of adoption from any court of record that has
jurisdiction of the child in this state, another state, the District
of Columbia, in any territory of the United States, or in any foreign
country, for any child born in California and whose certificate of
birth is on file in the office of the State Registrar.
   (b) A readoption order issued pursuant to Section 8919 of the
Family Code.



102640.  When requested by the adopting parent or parents, a new
certificate shall not be established by the State Registrar.



102645.  The new birth certificate shall bear the name of the child
as shown in the report of adoption, the names and ages of his or her
adopting parents, the date and place of birth, and no reference shall
be made in the new birth certificate to the adoption of the child.
The new certificate shall be identical with a birth certificate
registered for the birth of a child of natural parents, except, when
requested by the adopting parents, the new birth certificate shall
not include the specific name and address of the hospital or other
facility where the birth occurred, the color and race of the parents,
or both.


102650.  Notwithstanding other provisions in this article, when a
child is adopted by an unmarried man or woman, the new certificate
shall, if the adopting parent so requests, reflect the fact that it
is a single-parent adoption.


102660.  If both adopting parents were in the home at the time of
the initial placement of the child for adoption the newly amended
birth record may include the names of both adopting parents despite
the death of one of the adopting parents, upon receipt of an order
from the court granting the adoption that directs under the authority
of Section 8615 of the Family Code that the names of both adopting
parents shall be included on the newly amended birth record.



102670.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an adopting
parent who has adopted a child for whom an amended record has already
been prepared under authority of this article may have another
amended record prepared for the child, upon application, furnishing a
copy of the court order made in an action brought pursuant to
Section 8615 of the Family Code, and payment of the required fee.



102675.  At any time after the issuance of a new birth certificate
another amended certificate may be issued, at the request of the
adopting parents, that omits any or all of the following:
   (a) The specific name and address of the hospital or other
facility where the birth occurred.
   (b) The city and county of birth.
   (c) The color and race of the parents.



102680.  The new birth certificate shall supplant any birth
certificate previously registered for the child and shall be the only
birth certificate open to public inspection.



102685.  When a new birth certificate is established under this
article, the State Registrar shall inform the local registrar and the
county recorder whose records contain copies of the original
certificate, who shall forward the copies to the State Registrar for
filing with the original certificate, if it is practical for him or
her to do so. If it is impractical for him or her to forward the copy
to the State Registrar, he or she shall effectually seal a cover
over the copy in a manner as not to deface or destroy the copy and
forward a verified statement of his or her action to the State
Registrar. Thereafter the information contained in the record shall
be available only as provided in this article.



102690.  For court reports of adoptions received from any court of
record of this State, another state, the District of Columbia, or in
any territory of the United States, that has jurisdiction of a child
born in this State and for whom no original record of birth is on
file in the Office of the State Registrar the court report of
adoption shall constitute a court order delayed birth registration;
provided, the court report contains a statement of the date and place
of birth.



102695.  A court report of adoption received from any court of
record in this State, wherein the birth occurred outside the United
States, the Territories of the United States, or Canada shall
constitute a court order delayed registration of birth; provided, the
court report contains a statement of the date and place of birth.




102700.  The court report of adoption shall be filed with the
original record of birth, that shall remain as a part of the records
of the State Registrar.


102705.  All records and information specified in this article,
other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available
only upon the order of the superior court of the county of residence
of the adopted child or the superior court of the county granting the
order of adoption.
   No such order shall be granted by the superior court unless a
verified petition setting forth facts showing the necessity of the
order has been presented to the court and good and compelling cause
is shown for the granting of the order. The clerk of the superior
court shall send a copy of the petition to the State Department of
Social Services and the department shall send a copy of all records
and information it has concerning the adopted person with the name
and address of the natural parents removed to the court. The court
must review these records before making an order and the order should
so state. If the petition is by or on behalf of an adopted child who
has attained majority, these facts shall be given great weight, but
the granting of any petition is solely within the sound discretion of
the court.
   The name and address of the natural parents shall be given to the
petitioner only if he or she can demonstrate that the name and
address, or either of them, are necessary to assist him or her in
establishing a legal right.



102710.  The State Registrar shall furnish a certified copy of the
newly amended record of birth prepared under authority of this
article to the registrant without additional cost.