Nevada Revised Statutes Section 440.325 - Public Health and Safety

Certificate of birth: Issuance of new certificate upon establishment of paternity; availability of records on court order; availability of records to Welfare Division of Department of Human Resources.

1. In the case of the paternity of a child being established by the:

(a) Mother and father acknowledging paternity of a child by signing an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity developed by the Board pursuant to NRS 440.283; or

(b) Order of a district court,

Êthe State Registrar, upon the receipt of the affidavit or court order, shall prepare a new certificate of birth in the name of the child as shown in the affidavit or order with no reference to the fact of legitimation.

2. The new certificate must be identical with the certificate registered for the birth of a child born in wedlock.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the evidence upon which the new certificate was made and the original certificate must be sealed and filed and may be opened only upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

4. The State Registrar shall, upon the request of the Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources, open a file that has been sealed pursuant to subsection 3 to allow the Division to compare the information contained in the affidavit or order upon which the new certificate was made with the information maintained pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 654a.

Last modified: February 26, 2006