35-1-412. Report required of person assuming custody of foundlings; information to be shown; report to constitute birth certificate; subsequent identification and certificate.
(a) Whoever assumes the custody of a living child of unknown parentage shall report within seven (7) days on a form to be approved by the state registrar, to the local registrar of the registration district in which custody is assumed, the following information:
(i) Date of finding or assumption of custody;
(ii) Place of finding or assumption of custody;
(iii) Sex;
(iv) Race;
(v) Approximate age;
(vi) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care, if any;
(vii) Name given to the child by the finder or custodian; and
(viii) Other data required by the state registrar.
(b) The place where the child was found, or custody has been assumed shall be known as the place of birth, and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. The foundling report shall constitute the certificate of birth for such foundling child and the provisions of this act relating to certificates of birth shall apply in the same manner and with the same effect to such report. If a foundling child shall later be identified and a regular certificate of birth be found or obtained, any report registered under this section shall be sealed and placed in a special file and may be opened only upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as provided by regulation.