81-5-401. Maintenance of records.
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-5-401. Maintenance of records.
(1)The Office of Vital Records and Statistics shall register the following records that are filed with the office:
(a)all declarations of paternity;
(b)all judicial and administrative determinations of parentage; and
(c)all notices of proceedings to establish parentage that are filed in accordance with Sections 81-13-207 , 81-13-212 , and 81-13-213 .
(2)A notice of initiation of parentage proceedings may not be accepted into the registry unless accompanied by a copy of the pleading that has been filed with the court to establish parentage.
(3)A notice of initiation of parentage proceedings may not be filed if another man is the adjudicated or declarant father.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session