West Virginia Code
Article 5. Vital Statistics
§16-5-13. Registration of Infants of Unknown Parentage

(a) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report, to the state Registrar, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the state Registrar, the following information:
(1) 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 with whom or the institution with which 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.
(b) The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth.
(c) A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child.
(d) 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 may not be subject to inspection except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as provided by rule.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 16. Public Health

Article 5. Vital Statistics

§16-5-1. Definitions

§16-5-2. Establishment of Section of Vital Statistics in Bureau for Public Health

§16-5-3. Department of Health and Human Resources to Propose Legislative Rules

§16-5-4. Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics

§16-5-5. Powers and Duties of State Registrar

§16-5-6. Registration Districts

§16-5-7. Appointment and Removal of Local Registrars and Deputy Local Registrars

§16-5-8. Duties of Local Registrars and Deputy Local Registrars

§16-5-9. Content of Certificates and Reports

§16-5-9a. Legal Residences to Be Included on Certificates of Death

§16-5-10. Birth Registration Acknowledgment and Rescission of Paternity

§16-5-11. Registration of Infants and Minors Born With Specified Birth Defects

§16-5-12. Notation on Birth Records of Missing Children

§16-5-13. Registration of Infants of Unknown Parentage

§16-5-14. Delayed Registration of Births

§16-5-15. Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth

§16-5-16. Certificate of Adoption

§16-5-17. Court Reports of Determination of Paternity

§16-5-18. Certificates of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Paternity Acknowledgment and Court Determination of Paternity

§16-5-19. Death registration.(a) a Certificate of Death for Each Death Which Occurs in This State Shall Be Filed With the Section of Vital Statistics, or as Otherwise Directed by the State Registrar, Within Five Days After Death, and Prior to Final D...

§16-5-20. Delayed Registration of Death

§16-5-21. Reports of Fetal Death

§16-5-21a. Noah's Law; Certificate of Birth for a Stillbirth; and Contents of Certificate

§16-5-22. Reports of Abortions

§16-5-23. Authorization for Disposition and Disinterment and Reinterment Permits

§16-5-24. Extension of Time for Filing Certificates, Reports and Authorizations

§16-5-25. Correction and Amendment of Vital Records

§16-5-26. Reproduction and Preservation of Records

§16-5-27. Disclosure of Information From Vital Records or Vital Reports

§16-5-28. Copies From the System of Vital Statistics

§16-5-29. Fees for Copies and Searches

§16-5-30. Persons Required to Keep Records

§16-5-31. Duty to Furnish Information Relative to Vital Events

§16-5-32. Matching of Birth and Death Certificates

§16-5-33. Limitation on Use of Social Security Numbers

§16-5-34. Uniform System of Registration of Marriage, Divorce and Annulment of Marriage

§16-5-35. Registration of Marriages

§16-5-36. Registration of Divorces and Annulments of Marriages

§16-5-37. Applicability to Previously Received Certificates and Reports

§16-5-38. Penalties