New Mexico Statutes
Article 14 - Vital Statistics
Section 24-14-19 - Adoption of foreign-born; certificate of birth.

A. The state registrar shall establish a certificate of birth for a person of foreign birth adopted under New Mexico law when the registrar receives:
(1) a certified copy of a judgment of adoption granted by the court;
(2) an order issued by the court to establish a certificate of birth for that adopted person; and
(3) any other evidence as provided in Section 24-14-17 NMSA 1978 necessary to establish a new certificate of birth.
B. The certificate of birth established under this section shall be on a form prescribed by the state registrar and shall show the probable country of birth, pursuant to the findings of the court, and shall state that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship.
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-4-39.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 223, § 1; 1981, ch. 309, § 13.
Compiler's notes. — Although this section was enacted as 12-4-39.1, 1953 Comp., it was originally compiled as 12-4-39.2, 1953 Comp., since there already existed a 12-4-39.1, 1953 Comp. See compilers notes under 24-14-18 NMSA 1978.

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