{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-144.23","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 144.23","heading":"State registrar to establish new certificate of birth.","body":"1. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state, when the state registrar receives the following:\na. An adoption report as provided in section 144.19, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth.\nb. A request that a new certificate be established and evidence proving that the person for whom the new certificate is requested has been legitimated, or that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined the paternity of the person.\n2. Pursuant to section 4.1A, a new certificate of birth established under subsection 1 shall include a designation of sex of the person at birth.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/144.23.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"6201d76141109cad6b6aac00ebc24a33d8f75946e40e5c156e6799f84f1c479f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-144.22","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-144.23a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}