Issuance of birth certificates for children adopted in the Commonwealth

Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1220
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For the purpose of securing a new birth certificate for a child adopted pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth, the procedures set forth in § 32.1-262 shall be followed. The Department shall furnish a document listing all post-adoption services available to adoptive families to the State Registrar of Vital Records for distribution to adoptive parents pursuant to § 32.1-261 . The Department of Social Services shall update annually and make available on its website the document listing all post-adoption services available to adoptive families pursuant to this section. 1970, c. 672, § 63.1-221.1; 2000, c. 830 , § 63.1-219.27; 2002, c. 747 ; 2003, c. 985 ; 2011, c. 486 ; 2015, cc. 5 , 17 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1220/Fetched: 10/17/2026

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