{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-108","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-108","heading":"Certificate of identification for individual of foreign birth.","body":"(a)\tIn the case of an adopted individual born in a foreign country and residing in this State at the time of application, the State Registrar shall, upon the presentation of a certified copy of the original birth certificate from the country of birth and a certified copy of the final order of adoption signed by the clerk of court or other appropriate official, prepare a certificate of identification for the individual. The certificate shall contain the same information required by G.S. 48-9-107(a) for individuals adopted in this State, except that the country of birth shall be specified in lieu of the state of birth.\n(b)\tIn the case of an adopted individual born in a foreign country and readopted in this State, the State Registrar shall, upon receipt of a report of that adoption from the Division of Social Services pursuant to G.S. 48-9-102(f), prepare a certificate of identification for that individual. The certificate shall contain the same information required by G.S. 48-9-107(a) for individuals adopted in this State, except the country of birth shall be specified in lieu of the state of birth. (1949, c. 160, s. 2; 1955, c. 951, s. 16; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1969, c. 1031, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1995, c. 457, s. 8; 1997-215, s. 13; 2001-208, s. 13; 2001-487, s. 101.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 4. Vital Statistics."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-108.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"b6b8497df1bf434daff96efa837ea81053d9f20f0f60e82582a0e5851d5766dc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-107","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}