HB-5420, As Passed House, November 30, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5420

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 2827 (MCL 333.2827).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2827. (1) When the birth of an individual born in this

state has not been registered within the time period prescribed in

section 2821, a certificate of birth may be filed in accordance

with procedures established pursuant to section 2896 or as

otherwise provided under subsection (4). The certificate shall be

registered subject to evidentiary requirements the department

prescribes to substantiate the alleged facts of birth.

     (2)  A  Except as otherwise provided under subsection (4), a

certificate of birth registered 1 year or more after the date of

birth shall be marked "delayed" and show on its face the date of

the delayed registration.

     (3) A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support

of the delayed registration shall be endorsed on the certificate.

     (4) A certificate of birth that was not originally registered

due to a conflict of information provided pursuant to section

2824(1) shall be registered upon the resolution of that conflict or

upon the child who is the subject of the certificate of birth

reaching the age of 18. A certificate of birth registered pursuant

to this subsection is considered to have been filed and registered

on the date the department originally received the birth

information and shall not be marked "delayed".