{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-550-280","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-550-280","heading":"Adoptions","body":"New birth certificates after adoption, legitimation, acknowledgment of paternity, or court determination of paternity shall be established under the following conditions:\n\n1. A new certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in Virginia and subsequently adopted through the courts of Virginia, the several states of the United States, or in a foreign country. An adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree must be in the possession of the State Registrar together with a request that a new certificate be prepared.\n\n2. A certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in a foreign country and subsequently adopted through a court in Virginia. An adoption report must be in the possession of the State Registrar together with a request that a Virginia registration of the birth be prepared. Such certificates shall not confer citizenship upon the child or the adoptive parents.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 550. Board of Health Regulations Governing Vital Records","Part IX. New Birth Certificates after Adoption, Legitimation, Acknowledgement of Paternity, or Court Determination of Paternity"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter550/section280/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:37Z","sha256":"480fe390b89c4a2e55a638d8634465c00f4e2b49cc3cea2c10bb074b18e2e4a0","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-550-270","next":"us-va/12vac5-550-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}