Section 220. Procedure

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Part VII. Foundling Registration

Whoever assumes custody of a living infant of unknown parentage shall on a blank certificate of live birth report the required facts. The certificate shall be plainly marked "foundling registration" in the top margin and data required will be determined by approximation. Parentage data shall be left blank, and the certification of the informant shall be signed by the custodian indicating title, if any. The item "Certification of the attendant," shall be signed by the physician who examines the foundling child. On the reverse of the form shall be listed the name and address of the persons or institution with whom such child has been placed for care and the date and place the child was found.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-29-100 § 7.1, eff. April 1, 1995.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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