N.Y. Public Health Law § 4131: Births; registration; foundlings

§ 4131. Births; registration; foundlings. 1. The report of the finding

of a child whose parents are unknown, filed by the commissioner of

social services or by the city social services officer in accordance

with the provisions of subdivision two of section three hundred

ninety-eight of the social services law, shall constitute the birth

record of such child.

2. The district wherein such child was found shall be considered as

the place of birth, and the date of birth shall be that determined by

the commissioner of social services or by the city social services

officer as the approximate date of birth.

3. If, however, such child be subsequently identified, and it should

appear that a certificate of birth for this child has either before or

following identification been filed, as otherwise provided in this

article, the report of the commissioner of social services or of the

city social services officer shall be placed under seal by the state

commissioner of health, such seal not to be broken except upon order of

a court of competent jurisdiction.