HB-4242, As Passed House, April 14, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4242

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 2830 (MCL 333.2830), as amended by 1994 PA 242.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2830. (1) If a child whose birth occurred outside the

United States, a territory of the United States, or Canada  ,  is

adopted by a resident of this state under the laws of this state or

under the laws of a foreign country, the probate court, on motion

of the adopting parent, may file a delayed registration of birth on

a form provided by the department. The delayed registration shall

contain the date and place of birth and other facts specified by

the department.

     (2) If the date and place of birth of a child described in

subsection (1) cannot be documented from foreign records or a

medical assessment of the development of the child indicates that

the date of birth as stated in the immigration records is not

correct, the court shall determine the facts and establish a date

and place of birth and may file a delayed registration of birth as

provided in subsection (1).

     (3) Upon the petition of a child adopted in this state whose

birth occurred outside the United States, a territory of the United

States, or Canada, or a petition of the child's adoptive parents,

the court that issued an order of adoption for that child before

the effective date of this section may issue a delayed registration

of birth for the adopted child as provided in subsection (1).

(4) A probate court may, at the request of the adopting parent

when filing a delayed registration of birth under subsection (1),

enter a new name for the child on the delayed registration of

birth. After the filing of a delayed registration of birth that

includes a change of name, the new name shall be the legal name of

the adopted child.