LegalFix
Sign In

§ 4-209. Foundling registration

MD Health-Gen Code § 4-209 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

(a)    (1)    Within 72 hours after a person takes custody of a child of unknown parentage, the person shall prepare and file a report, on the form that the Secretary provides.

(2)    The report shall state:

(i)    The date and place of finding of the child;

(ii)    The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, as determined by a physician;

(iii)    The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed for care;

(iv)    The name that the custodian gives the child; and

(v)    Any other information that the Secretary requires.

(b)    The person shall enter the place where the child was found as the place of birth.

(c)    A report under this section is the certificate of birth for the child.

(d)    If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report under this section:

(1)    Shall be sealed; and

(2)    May be reopened only:

(i)    On order of a court of competent jurisdiction;

(ii)    On written order of a designee of the Secretary; or

(iii)    As the rules and regulations of the Secretary provide.

Previous Section
§ 4-208. Birth registration
Next Section
§ 4-210. Delayed birth registration