§ 102640 Adoption Certificate Establishment Waiver

Health and Safety Code·California

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If adoptive parents ask for it, the state registrar must not create a new birth certificate for the child.

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•Adoptive parents can request that no new birth certificate be made.
•The State Registrar must follow that request.
•The child's original birth record remains unchanged.

Example

A couple adopts a baby and decides they want the child's original birth certificate to stay the same.

When they tell the registrar they don’t want a new certificate, the registrar must leave the old one as it is and not issue a fresh one.

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§ 102640 Adoption Certificate Establishment Waiver

When requested by the adopting parent or parents, a new certificate shall not be established by the State Registrar. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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adopting parent new certificate State Registrar

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102640.

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