1. (a)

   1. (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. (2) The report shall state:

      1. (i) The date and place of finding of the child;
      2. (ii) The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, as determined by a physician;
      3. (iii) The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed for care;
      4. (iv) The name that the custodian gives the child; and
      5. (v) Any other information that the Secretary requires.
2. (b) The person shall enter the place where the child was found as the place of birth.
3. (c) A report under this section is the certificate of birth for the child.

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

   1. (1) Shall be sealed; and

   2. (2) May be reopened only:

      1. (i) On order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
      2. (ii) On written order of a designee of the Secretary; or
      3. (iii) As the rules and regulations of the Secretary provide.

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982.

Formerly Art. 43, § 18.