Section 68-3-311 - [Effective 7/1/2024] New certificate of birth - Adoptions, legitimations, and orders of paternity - Preparation and filing(a)(1) New certificates of birth must be prepared only on adoptions.(2) All orders of adoption must be placed on file in the office of vital records.(3) The certificate of birth in the original name must be sealed in the system of record and removed from the file and a record inserted that shows the original certificate number, date removed, and code citation.(4) Vital records shall only prepare new certificates of birth for persons born in this state, and a certificate of birth in the original name must be on file in the department.(b)(1) The new certificate shall be prepared on a standard form in current use in the department and shall be signed by the state registrar in the space provided for the signature of the attendant at birth.(2) The new certificate shall show the date of birth, place of birth, sex, and date of filing as shown on the certificate of birth in the original name.(3) A new certificate of birth by adoption shall show the residence of the adoptive parent or parents as at the time the final order of adoption was granted.(c)(1) When an order of adoption has been granted as to only one (1) petitioner and upon receipt of a request of the petitioner, the word "adoption" may be entered on the new certificate of birth in the space provided for the information concerning the other parent.(2) The certified request shall be furnished to the state registrar prior to the preparation of the new certificate.(3) A new certificate of birth by adoption shall not be prepared if so requested by the court that granted the adoption, the adoptive parent or parents, or the adopted person.(d) [deleted by 2024 amendment](e) [deleted by 2024 amendment](f) [deleted by 2024 amendment]Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 945,s 12, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 945,s 11, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 945,s 10, eff. 7/1/2024.Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 11; T.C.A., § 53-451; Acts 1988, ch. 574, § 1.***This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.