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.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 102635

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(b) A readoption order issued pursuant to § 8919 of the Family Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 809, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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