H. B. 2340
(By Delegates Prezioso, Gallagher, Staton,
Douglas, Jenkins, Leach and Mezzatesta)
[Introduced February 2, 1995; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section seventeen, article five,
chapter sixteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to court
reports of determination of paternity.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section seventeen, article five, chapter sixteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. VITAL STATISTICS.
§16-5-17. Court reports of determination of paternity.
(a) Whenever a judgment has been entered determining the
paternity of a child, the clerk of the court shall prepare a certificate on a form prescribed and furnished by the state
registrar of vital statistics. The certificate shall include
such facts as are necessary to locate and identify the
certificate of birth of the person whose paternity is determined;
shall provide information necessary to establish a new
certificate of birth of the person whose paternity is determined;
and shall identify the action and be certified by the clerk of
court.
(b) (a) Not later than the tenth day of each calendar
month, the clerk of the circuit court shall forward to the state
registrar of vital statistics certificates of paternity entered
in the preceding month, together with such related reports as the
state registrar of vital statistics shall require all final
orders entered by the court in the preceding month in suits
instituted for the purpose of determining the paternity of a
child.
(c) (b) On and after the first day of November, one
thousand nine hundred ninety, in addition to providing the
information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of
the person whose paternity has been determined, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a person
whose name is to appear on the certificate of paternity as a
parent shall furnish to the clerk of the circuit court the social
security account number (or numbers, if the parent has more than
one such number) issued to the parent. A record of the social
security number or numbers shall be forwarded to the state
registrar of vital statistics along with the certificate of
paternity final order determining paternity, as provided for in
subsection (b) (a) of this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that a final
order of the circuit court entered in proceedings brought for the
purpose of determining the paternity of a child be transmitted to
the state registrar of vital statistics.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.