§ 48-9-108. Restoration of original birth certificates if a decree of adoption is set aside. - North Carolina Statutes

§48‑9‑108.  Restoration of original birth certificates if a decreeof adoption is set aside.

If a final decree of adoptionis set aside, the court shall send a certified copy of the order within 10 daysafter it becomes final to the State Registrar if the adoptee was born in thisState or to the appropriate official responsible for issuing birth certificatesor their equivalent if the adoptee was not born in this State. The court shallalso send a copy to the Division. If the adoptee desires to have the adoptivename shown on the original birth certificate when it is restored, the ordermust include this directive. Upon receipt of such an order, the State Registrarshall seal the certificate issued under this section and restore the adoptee'soriginal certificate of birth. This sealed file may subsequently be opened onlyby direction of a valid court order pursuant to G.S. 48‑9‑105 andG.S. 48‑9‑106. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)