Section 4-209 - Foundling registration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-209. Foundling registration.
 

(a)  Report.-  

(1) Within 72 hours after a person takes custody of a child of unknown parentage, the person shall prepare and file a report, on the form that the Secretary provides. 

(2) The report shall state: 

(i) The date and place of finding of the child; 

(ii) The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, as determined by a physician; 

(iii) The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed for care; 

(iv) The name that the custodian gives the child; and 

(v) Any other information that the Secretary requires. 

(b)  Place of birth.- The person shall enter the place where the child was found as the place of birth. 

(c)  Certificate of birth.- A report under this section is the certificate of birth for the child. 

(d)  Later identification.- If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report under this section: 

(1) Shall be sealed; and 

(2) May be reopened only: 

(i) On order of a court of competent jurisdiction; 

(ii) On written order of a designee of the Secretary; or 

(iii) As the rules and regulations of the Secretary provide. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 18; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.]