                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTY TO PUBLICIZE REGISTRY (§ 63.2-1253)

A. The Department shall produce and distribute a pamphlet or other publication
informing the public about the Virginia Birth Father Registry including (i) the
procedures for voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, (ii) the consequences of
acknowledgement and failure to acknowledge paternity pursuant to &#xA7; 20-49.1,
(iii) a description of the Virginia Birth Father Registry including to whom and
under what circumstances it applies, (iv) the time limits and responsibilities
for filing, (v) paternal rights and associated responsibilities, and (vi) other
appropriate provisions of this article.

B. Such pamphlet or publication shall include a detachable form that meets the
requirements of subsection H of &#xA7; 63.2-1250, is suitable for United States
mail, and is addressed to the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Such pamphlet or
publication shall be made available for distribution at all offices of the
Department of Health and all local departments of social services. The
Department shall also provide such pamphlets or publications to hospitals,
libraries, medical clinics, schools, baccalaureate institutions of higher
education, and other providers of child-related services upon request.

C. The Department shall provide information to the public at large by way of
general public service announcements, or other ways to deliver information to
the public about the Virginia Birth Father Registry and its services.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 825; 2017, c. 200.