West Virginia Code
Article 5. Vital Statistics
§16-5-17. Court Reports of Determination of Paternity

(a) When a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order of paternity, the petitioner shall provide the information necessary for the clerk of the court to complete and certify a certificate of paternity on a form prescribed and furnished by the state Registrar. The certificate of paternity shall provide:
(1) Facts necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person whose paternity is determined;
(2) Information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person whose paternity is determined; and
(3) Information sufficient to identify the order of paternity.
(b) Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state Registrar certificates of paternity entered in the preceding month, together with related reports as the state Registrar shall require.
(c) In addition to providing the information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person whose paternity has been determined, a person whose name is to appear on the certificate of paternity as a parent shall furnish to the clerk of the circuit court the social security number or numbers issued to the parent. A record of the social security number or numbers shall be forwarded to the state Registrar along with the certificate of paternity, as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

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