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The report shall (i) include such facts as are necessary to locate and identify the original certificate of birth of the person adopted or, in the case of a person who was born in a foreign country, evidence from sources determined to be reliable by the court as to the date, place of birth and parentage of such person; (ii) provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted; and (iii) identify the order of adoption and be certified by the clerk of court.B\n\nInformation in the possession of the petitioner necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished with the petition for adoption by each petitioner for adoption or by his attorney. In all cases where a child is placed for adoption by a child-placing agency, the report shall be completed and filed with the court by a representative of the agency. A final order of adoption shall not be entered until the information required by this section has been furnished unless the court, for good cause shown, finds the information to be unavailable or unnecessary.C\n\nOn or before the tenth day of each month, the clerk of such court shall forward to the State Registrar all records of decrees of adoption entered in the preceding calendar month, together with such related reports as the State Registrar may require.D\n\nWhen the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, annulment of adoption, amendment, or amendment of a decree of adoption for a person born outside this Commonwealth, such report shall be forwarded to the appropriate registration authority in the state of birth. When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption from a court in this Commonwealth for a person born in a foreign country, a birth certificate shall be registered for such person in accordance with the provisions of § 32.1-261, and a copy of the report of adoption shall be transmitted to the appropriate federal agency.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240692,"text":"For each adoption decreed by a court in this Commonwealth, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form furnished by the State Registrar. The report shall (i) include such facts as are necessary to locate and identify the original certificate of birth of the person adopted or, in the case of a person who was born in a foreign country, evidence from sources determined to be reliable by the court as to the date, place of birth and parentage of such person; (ii) provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted; and (iii) identify the order of adoption and be certified by the clerk of court.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240693,"text":"Information in the possession of the petitioner necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished with the petition for adoption by each petitioner for adoption or by his attorney. In all cases where a child is placed for adoption by a child-placing agency, the report shall be completed and filed with the court by a representative of the agency. A final order of adoption shall not be entered until the information required by this section has been furnished unless the court, for good cause shown, finds the information to be unavailable or unnecessary.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":240694,"text":"On or before the tenth day of each month, the clerk of such court shall forward to the State Registrar all records of decrees of adoption entered in the preceding calendar month, together with such related reports as the State Registrar may require.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":240695,"text":"When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, annulment of adoption, amendment, or amendment of a decree of adoption for a person born outside this Commonwealth, such report shall be forwarded to the appropriate registration authority in the state of birth. When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption from a court in this Commonwealth for a person born in a foreign country, a birth certificate shall be registered for such person in accordance with the provisions of § 32.1-261, and a copy of the report of adoption shall be transmitted to the appropriate federal agency.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16292,"edition_id":1,"name":"Records of Adoptions","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14405,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:12:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:12:50","permalink":{"id":204233,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16292,"identifier":"3","token":"32.1\/7\/3","url":"\/32.1\/7\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14405,"edition_id":1,"name":"Vital Records","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:01","permalink":{"id":204163,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14405,"identifier":"7","token":"32.1\/7","url":"\/32.1\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66275,"structure_id":16292,"section_number":"32.1-262","catch_line":"Records of adoptions","url":"\/32.1-262\/","token":"32.1\/7\/3\/32.1-262","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/32.1-262\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 99; in 1977, chapters 135 and 531; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1983, chapter 240; in 1988, chapter 431; in 2003, chapter 504<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 88<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79948,"section_number":"32.1-261","catch_line":"New certificate of birth established on proof of adoption, legitimation, or determination of paternity, or change of sex","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-261\/"},{"id":67676,"section_number":"63.2-1213","catch_line":"Final order of adoption","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1213\/"},{"id":57977,"section_number":"63.2-1220","catch_line":"Issuance of birth certificates for children adopted in the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1220\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79948,"section_number":"32.1-261","catch_line":"New certificate of birth established on proof of adoption, legitimation, or determination of paternity, or change of sex","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-261\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66275,"identifier":"32.1-262","token":"32.1\/7\/3\/32.1-262","url":"\/32.1-262\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-262\/","token":"32.1\/7\/3\/32.1-262","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records of adoptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-262","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For each adoption decreed by a court in this Commonwealth, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form furnished by the State Registrar. The report shall (i) include such facts<\/span> as are necessary to locate and identify the original certificate of birth of the person<\/span> adopted or, in the case of a person<\/span> who was born in a foreign country, evidence<\/span> from sources determined to be reliable by the court as to the date, place of birth and parentage of such person<\/span>; (ii) provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person<\/span> adopted; and (iii) identify the order<\/span> of adoption and be certified by the clerk of court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Information in the possession<\/span> of the petitioner necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished with the petition<\/span> for adoption by each petitioner for adoption or by his attorney. In all cases where a child is placed for adoption by a child-placing agency, the report shall be completed and filed with the court by a representative of the agency. A final order<\/span> of adoption shall not be entered until the information required by this section has been furnished unless the court, for good cause shown, finds the information to be unavailable or unnecessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> On or before the tenth day of each month, the clerk of such court shall forward to the State Registrar all records of decrees<\/span> of adoption entered in the preceding calendar month, together with such related reports as the State Registrar may require. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, annulment<\/span> of adoption, amendment, or amendment of a decree<\/span> of adoption for a person<\/span> born outside this Commonwealth, such report shall be forwarded to the appropriate registration<\/span> authority in the state of birth. When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption from a court in this Commonwealth for a person<\/span> born in a foreign country, a birth certificate shall be registered for such person<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of § 32.1-261<\/a>, and a copy of the report of adoption shall be transmitted to the appropriate federal agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS OF ADOPTIONS (\u00a7 32.1-262)\n\nA. For each adoption decreed by a court in this Commonwealth, the court shall\nrequire the preparation of a report of adoption on a form furnished by the State\nRegistrar. The report shall (i) include such facts as are necessary to locate\nand identify the original certificate of birth of the person adopted or, in the\ncase of a person who was born in a foreign country, evidence from sources\ndetermined to be reliable by the court as to the date, place of birth and\nparentage of such person; (ii) provide information necessary to establish a new\ncertificate of birth of the person adopted; and (iii) identify the order of\nadoption and be certified by the clerk of court.\n\nB. Information in the possession of the petitioner necessary to prepare the\nreport of adoption shall be furnished with the petition for adoption by each\npetitioner for adoption or by his attorney. In all cases where a child is placed\nfor adoption by a child-placing agency, the report shall be completed and filed\nwith the court by a representative of the agency. A final order of adoption\nshall not be entered until the information required by this section has been\nfurnished unless the court, for good cause shown, finds the information to be\nunavailable or unnecessary.\n\nC. On or before the tenth day of each month, the clerk of such court shall\nforward to the State Registrar all records of decrees of adoption entered in the\npreceding calendar month, together with such related reports as the State\nRegistrar may require.\n\nD. When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, annulment of\nadoption, amendment, or amendment of a decree of adoption for a person born\noutside this Commonwealth, such report shall be forwarded to the appropriate\nregistration authority in the state of birth. When the State Registrar receives\na report of adoption from a court in this Commonwealth for a person born in a\nforeign country, a birth certificate shall be registered for such person in\naccordance with the provisions of § 32.1-261, and a copy of the report of\nadoption shall be transmitted to the appropriate federal agency.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-353.32; 1964, c. 99; 1977, cc. 135, 531; 1979, c. 711;\n1983, c. 240; 1988, c. 431; 2003, c. 504; 2004, c. 88.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}