Upon receiving a report of the disappearance of any child born in this Commonwealth, the State Registrar shall indicate in a clear and conspicuous manner in the child's birth record that the child has been reported as missing, including the title and location of the law-enforcement agency providing the report. Upon receiving a request for any birth records containing a report of the disappearance of any child, the State Registrar shall immediately notify the local law-enforcement agency which provided the missing child report to the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall transmit any relevant information concerning the applicant's identity, address, and other pertinent data immediately to the relevant local law-enforcement agency. The State Registrar shall retain the original written request until notified of the missing child's recovery or the child attains the age of eighteen. Upon notification that any missing child has been recovered, the State Registrar shall remove the report of the disappearance from the child's birth record.
1990, c. 295.
Structure Code of Virginia
§ 32.1-251. State Registrar; appointment
§ 32.1-252. State Registrar; duties; delegations
§ 32.1-253. Same; establishment of registration districts
§ 32.1-254. County and city registrars designated; deputies; special registrars
§ 32.1-255. Duties of county, city and special registrars and deputies
§ 32.1-256. Fees of special registrars
§ 32.1-257. Filing birth certificates; from whom required; signatures of parents
§ 32.1-257.1. Parents to report social security account number at time of child's birth
§ 32.1-258. Report of foundling; constitutes birth certificate
§ 32.1-258.1. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements
§ 32.1-262. Records of adoptions
§ 32.1-265. Transit permits; permits for disinterment and reinterment
§ 32.1-266. Extending time for filing death certificates and obtaining out-of-state transit permits
§ 32.1-268. Reports of divorces and annulments
§ 32.1-268.1. Compilation and posting of marriage, divorce, and annulment data
§ 32.1-269. Amending vital records; change of name; acknowledgment of paternity
§ 32.1-272. Certified copies of vital records; other copies
§ 32.1-273. Fees for certified copies, searches of files, etc.; disposition
§ 32.1-273.1. Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund
§ 32.1-275. Information as to births, deaths, marriages and divorces to be furnished on demand
§ 32.1-275.1. Matching of birth and death certificates; marking of certificates and copies