D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-2802

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 29-2802 - INFANTS OF UNKNOWN PARENTAGE: FOUNDLING REGISTRATION

2802.1

The report for an infant of unknown parentage shall be registered on a foundling certificate by the person who initially assumes responsibility for the infant. A brief statement shall be provided on the certificate stating the circumstances surrounding the finding of the child, and shall contain at a minimum, the following:

(a) Name given to the foundling;

(b) Place found;

(c) Date found;

(d) Date of birth, assigned by approximation;

(e) Sex of the child;

(f) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care;

(g) Name of the person assigning the child's name;

(h) Other significant identifying data; and

(i) Name and address of the person who found the child; and

(j) Name and signature of the person initially assuming responsibility for the child.

2802.2

For purposes of this section, a person initially assuming legal responsibility includes:

(a) An employee of the District of Columbia government, acting in an official capacity and within the scope of the employee(s authority;

(b) A law enforcement official, acting in an official capacity and within the scope of the official's authority; or

(c) Any other person whose authority and conduct, under the circumstances of the discovery of the foundling, clearly indicate assumption of responsibility.

2802.3

A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-2802

Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 781, 783 (January 25, 1991)