Arizona Laws 36-335. Birth registration for foundlings
A. A person who has custody of a foundling shall submit to the state registrar or to the local registrar or a deputy local registrar of the registration district where the foundling was found the following information:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-335
- Certificate: means a record that documents a birth or death. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Court order: means a written decision issued by:
(a) The superior court, an appellate court or the supreme court or an equivalent court in another state. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Custody: means legal authority to act on behalf of a child. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Foundling: means :
(a) A newborn infant left with a safe haven provider pursuant to Section 13-3623. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Name: means a designation that identifies a person, including a first name, middle name, last name or suffix. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Register: means to assign an official state number and to incorporate into the state registrar's official records. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Seal: means to bar from access. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Submit: means to present, physically or electronically, a certificate, evidentiary document or form provided for in this chapter to a local registrar, a deputy local registrar or the state registrar. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. The date the foundling was found.
2. The location where the foundling was found.
3. The sex, approximate race and approximate age of the foundling.
4. The name and address of the person who has custody of the foundling.
5. The name given to the foundling by the person who has custody of the foundling.
6. Any other data required by rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
B. The state registrar shall create and register a birth certificate for a foundling and enter on the birth certificate the following information:
1. The location where the foundling was found as the place of birth.
2. The date of birth based on the approximate age of the foundling.
C. A person who has custody of a foundling and determines the foundling’s identity shall notify the state registrar in writing of the determination.
D. If the identity of a foundling is determined, the state registrar shall seal the foundling’s registered birth certificate and provide access to the foundling’s registered birth certificate only pursuant to a court order issued in this state.