{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-3-15.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-15.1","heading":"New certificates of birth following foreign adoption — Exempt from judicial proceedings.","body":"(a) A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and possesses a certificate of citizenship in accordance with the “Child Citizenship Act” (CAA, P.L. 106-395) shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require judicial procedures and reports to acquire a new birth certificate.\n(b) The state registrar of vital records shall, upon written request, prepare a “Certificate of Foreign Birth” for a child who was born in a foreign country, adopted by a United States citizen and has automatically acquired citizenship in accordance with the “Child Citizenship Act” upon the production of the following documentations:\n(1) Certificate of citizenship;\n(2) Foreign birth certificate;\n(3) Original documents certified by the United States Embassy abroad;\n(4) Permanent United States identification card; and\n(5) Social Security card.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 3 Vital Records"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-3/23-3-15.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:37Z","sha256":"be095d8518449c43b7db11f5fe14e77ae5efda33a89581164275aaa254716a3e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-3-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-3-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}