44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999

RELATING TO VITAL RECORDS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATE FOR FOREIGN-BORN ADOPTEES UPON A SHOW OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 24-14-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, Chapter 223, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

"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; provided, however, that upon a showing of evidence of United States citizenship, the state registrar shall issue a new certificate of birth that does not contain that statement."