Colorado Code
Article 2 - Vital Statistics
§ 25-2-112. Certificates of Birth - Filing - Establishment of Paternity - Notice to Collegeinvest

(2.5) Repealed.
(2.7) For the purposes of a birth registration, the mother is deemed to be the woman who has given birth to the child, unless otherwise provided by law or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction prior to the filing of the birth certificate. The information about the father shall be entered as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3.5) Upon the birth of a child to an unmarried woman in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or that person's designated representative shall provide an opportunity for the child's mother and natural father to complete a written acknowledgment of paternity on the form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar.

Source: L. 67: R&RE, p. 1059, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-8-12. L. 83: (4) amended, p. 1047, § 2, effective June 15. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 746, § 10, effective July 1. L. 90: (2) amended and (5) and (6) added, p. 900, § 29, effective July 1. L. 93: (2.5) added, p. 1921, § 6, effective July 1; (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) amended and (2.7) and (3.5) added, p. 952, § 1, effective September 1. L. 94: (3)(a) amended, p. 1543, § 18, effective May 31; (3)(a)(II), (3)(a)(III), (3)(a)(IV), and (3.5) amended, pp. 2044, 2045, §§ 1, 2, effective June 3. L. 96: (2.5) amended, p. 402, § 14, effective April 17. L. 97: (3)(c) added, p. 1286, § 30, effective July 1. L. 2015: (7) added, (HB 15-1282), ch. 325, p. 1329, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2019: (8) added, (HB 19-1280), ch. 158, p. 1879, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2021: (7) amended, (SB 21-101), ch. 196, p. 1051, § 7, effective September 1; (7) amended, (SB 21-194), ch. 434, p. 2869, § 3, effective September 7.

Cross references: (1) For statement in the certificate as to whether blood test for syphilis and HIV has been made, see § 25-4-203; for penalty for failure to file a certificate, see § 25-2-118.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting subsection (3)(c), see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.