1. 1. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state, when the state registrar receives the following:

   1. a. An adoption report as provided in section 144.19, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth.
   2. b. A request that a new certificate be established and evidence proving that the person for whom the new certificate is requested has been legitimated, or that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined the paternity of the person.
2. 2. Pursuant to section 4.1A, a new certificate of birth established under subsection 1 shall include a designation of sex of the person at birth.

Section amended

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21, 144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.23] 2002 Acts, ch 1040, §1, 5; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §12; 2025 Acts, ch 1, §4

Referred to in §144.23A, 144.24, 600.13