                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOTATION ON BIRTH RECORDS OF MISSING CHILDREN (§ 32.1-275.2)

Upon receiving a report of the disappearance of any child born in this
Commonwealth, the State Registrar shall indicate in a clear and conspicuous
manner in the child&#8217;s birth record that the child has been reported as
missing, including the title and location of the law-enforcement agency
providing the report. Upon receiving a request for any birth records containing
a report of the disappearance of any child, the State Registrar shall
immediately notify the local law-enforcement agency which provided the missing
child report to the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall transmit any
relevant information concerning the applicant&#8217;s identity, address, and
other pertinent data immediately to the relevant local law-enforcement agency.
The State Registrar shall retain the original written request until notified of
the missing child&#8217;s recovery or the child attains the age of eighteen.
Upon notification that any missing child has been recovered, the State Registrar
shall remove the report of the disappearance from the child&#8217;s birth
record.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 295.