- (1) A person who assumes custody of a child of unknown parentage shall immediately file with the local registrar a written report which shall constitute a birth certificate.
(2) The report shall contain:
- (a) the date and place of finding or assumption of custody;
- (b) sex, color or race, and approximate age of the child;
- (c) name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care;
- (d) name given to the child by the finder or person who assumes custody.
- (3) The place where the child was found or custody assumed shall be the place of birth.
- (4) The date of birth shall be determined by approximation.
- (5) If the child is identified and a regular birth certificate is found or obtained, the report shall be sealed and may be opened only by court order.
History: En. Sec. 55, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4415.