Iowa Code § 144.25
No previous certificate — procedure
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 144 — Vital Statistics · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 144.25, No previous certificate — procedure, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2225611
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1. If no certificate of birth is on file for the person for whom a new certificate is to be established, a delayed certificate of birth shall be filed with the state registrar as provided in section 144.15, or sections 144.17 and 144.18, before a new certificate of birth is established, except that when the date and place of birth and parentage have been established in the adoption proceedings, a delayed certificate shall not be required.
2. When a new certificate of birth is established by the state registrar, all copies of the original certificate of birth in the custody of any custodian of permanent local records in this state shall be sealed from inspection or forwarded to the state registrar of vital statistics, as the state registrar shall direct.