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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-18-404

Infants of unknown parentage

Known as the Vital Statistics Act

The act spans §§ 20–20 (37 sections).

Acts 1981, No. 120, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-508; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 19; 2019, No. 315, § 1970.

(1) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Records within ten (10) days to the Division of Vital Records the following information: The date and city or county, or both, of finding;

(2) Sex and approximate birth date of child;

(3) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care;

(4) Name given to the child by the custodian of the child; and

(5) Other data required by the state registrar.

(6) The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth.

(7) A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child.

(8) If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report registered under this section shall be placed in a special file and shall not be subject to inspection except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as provided by rule.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.