Current through 2024 Public Law 457
Section 23-3-15.1 - New certificates of birth following foreign adoption - Exempt from judicial proceedings(a) A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and possesses a certificate of citizenship in accordance with the "Child Citizenship Act" (CAA, P.L. 106-395) shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require judicial procedures and reports to acquire a new birth certificate.(b) The state registrar of vital records shall, upon written request, prepare a "Certificate of Foreign Birth" for a child who was born in a foreign country, adopted by a United States citizen and has automatically acquired citizenship in accordance with the "Child Citizenship Act" upon the production of the following documentations: (1) Certificate of citizenship;(2) Foreign birth certificate;(3) Original documents certified by the United States Embassy abroad;(4) Permanent United States identification card; and(5) Social Security card.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-15.1