{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-922","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 922","heading":"Birth certificate.","body":"(a) If a child born in this State is adopted in this State or in another state, the State Registrar shall file a new certificate of birth upon receipt of a certified copy of the decree of adoption from the proper authorities of the state in which the adoption took place.\n(b) If the adopted child was born outside this State, and a certificate of birth cannot be secured from the place of birth, the State Registrar may file and issue a special birth certificate as herein provided, upon receipt from the agency responsible for the adoption of evidence of the birth, considered satisfactory by the Registrar.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 9. Adoption","Subchapter I. Minors"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c009/sc01/index.html#922","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"04ccee60ddf866f5a2270987446eb2003bbe7b5aa3a69ca9a010347cc1034cd9","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-921--2","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-923"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}