§ 102690 Adoption Birth Record Substitute

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says that if a child born here has no birth certificate, the adoption paperwork from a court can be used as a delayed birth record, as long as it says when and where the child was born.

Key Takeaways

•If no original birth record exists, an adoption court report can serve as a birth record.
•The report must state the child's birth date and birth place.
•The rule works for adoption reports from any U.S. state, D.C., or U.S. territory that has legal authority over the child.

Example

A baby is born in State X, but the hospital never filed a birth certificate. Years later the child is adopted by a family in another state, and the adoption court in that state issues a report that includes the baby's birth date and place.

Because the original birth record is missing, the adoption court's report can be treated like a birth certificate for the child, satisfying the state's requirement for a birth record.

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§ 102690 Adoption Birth Record Substitute

For court reports of adoptions received from any court of record of this State, another state, the District of Columbia, or in any territory of the United States, that has jurisdiction of a child born in this State and for whom no original record of birth is on file in the Office of the State Registrar the court report of adoption shall constitute a court order delayed birth registration; provided, the court report contains a statement of the date and place of birth. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

court report of adoption court order delayed birth registration date and place of birth original record of birth

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102690.

§ 102690 Adoption Birth Record Substitute

Health and Safety Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 102690 Adoption Birth Record Substitute

This law says that if a child born here has no birth certificate, the adoption paperwork from a court can be used as a delayed birth record, as long as it says when and where the child was born.

Key Takeaways

•If no original birth record exists, an adoption court report can serve as a birth record.
•The report must state the child's birth date and birth place.
•The rule works for adoption reports from any U.S. state, D.C., or U.S. territory that has legal authority over the child.

Example

Because the original birth record is missing, the adoption court's report can be treated like a birth certificate for the child, satisfying the state's requirement for a birth record.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 102690 Adoption Birth Record Substitute

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

court report of adoption court order delayed birth registration date and place of birth original record of birth

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102690.

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