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adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, the child | | must obtain a certificate of search of the registry of paternity. |
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| | | 2.__Certificate of search from another state.__If a petitioner | | for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a | | child has reason to believe that the conception or birth of the | | child may have occurred in another state, the petitioner must | | also obtain a certificate of search from the registry of | | paternity, if any, in that state. |
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| | | §1892.__Certificate of search of registry |
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| | | 1.__Certificate of search.__The State Registrar of Vital | | Statistics shall furnish to the requester a certificate of search | | of the registry on request of an individual, court or agency | | identified in section 1882. |
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| | | 2.__Contents.__A certificate provided by the State Registrar | | of Vital Statistics must be signed on behalf of the State | | Registrar of Vital Statistics and state that: |
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| | | A.__A search has been made of the registry; and |
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| | | B.__A registration containing the information required to | | identify the registrant: |
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| | | (1)__Has been found and is attached to the certificate | | of search; or |
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| | | 3.__File with court.__A petitioner must file the certificate | | of search with the court before a proceeding for adoption of, or | | termination of parental rights regarding, a child may be | | concluded. |
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| | | §1893.__Admissibility of registered information |
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| | | A certificate of search of the registry of paternity in this | | State or another state is admissible in a proceeding for adoption | | of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child and, if | | relevant, in other legal proceedings. |
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| | | §1894.__Adoption of rules |
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| | | The State Registrar of Vital Statistics may adopt rules to | | implement this subchapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this | | section are routine technical rules for the purposes of Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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