Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 193 - Vital Statistics
Section 193.095 - Parentage unknown — report of custodian constitutes certificate — inspection by court order only.

Effective - 28 Aug 1984
193.095. Parentage unknown — report of custodian constitutes certificate — inspection by court order only. — 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 within seven days to the local registrar the following information:
(1) The date and place of finding;
(2) Sex, color or race, 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;
(5) Other data required by the state registrar.
2. The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth.
3. A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child.
4. 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 regulation of the department.
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(L. 1984 S.B. 574)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 193 - Vital Statistics

Section 193.005 - Law, how cited.

Section 193.015 - Definitions.

Section 193.025 - Office — exclusive system — preservation of records.

Section 193.035 - Rules and regulations, procedure.

Section 193.045 - State registrar, administration of system, powers and duties.

Section 193.055 - Division of state into registration districts.

Section 193.065 - Local registrars, qualifications, appointment — deputies — duties — recorder of deeds appointed as local registrar (St. Louis City).

Section 193.075 - Certificates and reports, form, format, contents.

Section 193.085 - Birth certificate — contents, filing, locale, duties of certain persons, time allowed, attestation.

Section 193.087 - Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity — forms, contents — immunity for staff presenting form — training of hospital staff — intentional misidentification of parent, penalty — public assistance recipients, duty to cooperate.

Section 193.095 - Parentage unknown — report of custodian constitutes certificate — inspection by court order only.

Section 193.105 - Delayed filing, registration — refusal — appeal.

Section 193.115 - Court order constituting birth certificate, petition, procedure.

Section 193.125 - Missouri adoptee rights act — adoption — new birth certificate, when — reports — duties — inspection of certain records by court order only.

Section 193.128 - Citation of law — original birth certificate, who may obtain, when — issuance, fee — contact preference form — medical history request — rulemaking authority.

Section 193.135 - New certificate of birth established or old one amended, when — inspection of certain records by court order only.

Section 193.145 - Death certificate — electronic system — contents, filing, locale, duties of certain persons, time allowed — certificate marked presumptive, when — training, failure to complete, effect of.

Section 193.155 - Delayed filing, registration.

Section 193.165 - Spontaneous fetal death report — release of reports — application for certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, procedure.

Section 193.175 - Person in charge of final disposition of dead body to file notification of death — cremation, requirements — tag affixed with identifying information, requirements.

Section 193.185 - Marriage report — certification.

Section 193.195 - Marriage license recording fee.

Section 193.205 - Marriage dissolution or annulment record.

Section 193.215 - Amendment of certificates and reports — acknowledgment of paternity affidavit, notice to be given parents — rescission of acknowledgment, filing — paternity establishment services offered by department.

Section 193.225 - Methods of preserving records, requirements — certified reproductions accepted as originals — death record originals transferred to state archives.

Section 193.235 - Probative value of delayed or altered certificates.

Section 193.245 - Inspection and copying of records, disclosure of information, unlawful unless authorized — authority.

Section 193.255 - Certified copies of vital records, issuance — probative value — cooperation with federal agencies and other states — issuance of certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, when.

Section 193.265 - Fees for certification and other services — distribution — services free, when.

Section 193.275 - Records to be kept by institutions and others — period — power of registrar to demand information.

Section 193.285 - Local registrar's duties.

Section 193.315 - Acts which constitute crimes.

Section 193.325 - Application of law.