10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 9, § 4 - Registration at Age Seven Years and Under

A. Form

Certificates of birth filed after the period specified in 22 MRSA §2761 but not more than seven years after the date of birth shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality where birth occurred on the certificate of live birth. The certificate shall not be marked "delayed".

B. Who May Apply

The person currently in charge of the hospital or institution where the birth occurred, the physician or other person who attended the birth, or a parent shall file the certificate of live birth. In the event that none of those persons are available, the registrant's guardian shall file the certificate.

C. Evidence

1. If the certificate is filed by the person currently in charge of the hospital or institution where birth occurred, an affidavit referencing the hospital records which document the birth shall be attached.

2. The completed certificate of live birth signed by the attendant or the parent is sufficient evidence of the facts of birth and parentage.

3. If the certificate is filed by the registrant's guardian, an affidavit setting forth the reasontherefor and at least one document supporting the facts of birth and parentage must be attached to the certificate. The document(s) provided may not be an affidavit of personal knowledge; it must meet the standards of acceptability specified in section 5, subsection E except that it need be established only one year prior to the date of application.

D. Distribution

After the certificate of live birth has been filed, the municipal clerk shall transmit the original record to the Office of Vital Statistics and a certified copy to the clerk of the municipality where the parents resided when the birth occurred.

Notes

10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 9, § 4