§ 130A-106. Establishing fact of birth by persons without certificates.
§ 130A‑106. Establishing fact of birth by persons without certificates.
(a) A person born inthis State not having a recorded certificate of birth, may file a verifiedpetition with the clerk of the superior court in the county of the petitioner'slegal residence or place of birth, setting forth the date, place of birth andparentage, and petitioning the clerk to hear evidence, and to find and adjudgethe date, place and parentage of the birth of the petitioner. Upon the filingof a petition, the clerk shall set a hearing date, and shall conduct theproceeding in the same manner as other special proceedings. At the time set forthe hearing, the petitioner shall present evidence to establish the facts ofbirth. If the evidence offered satisfies the court, the court shall enterjudgment establishing the date, place of birth and parentage of the petitioner,and record it in the record of special proceedings. The clerk shall certify thejudgment to the State Registrar who shall keep a record of the judgment. A copyshall be certified to the register of deeds of the county in which thepetitioner was born.
(b) Repealed by SessionLaws 2007‑323, s. 30.10(f), effective August 1, 2007, and applicable toall costs assessed or collected on or after that date.
(c) The record of birthestablished under this section, when recorded, shall have the same evidentiaryvalue as other records covered by this Article. (1941, c. 122; 1957, c. 1357,s. 1; 1969, c. 1031, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2007‑323,s. 30.10(f).)