New Certification of Birth Following Adoption,

Legitimation and Paternity Determination.

(a)The Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person when he or she receives one

(1)of the following:

(1)An adoption report as provided in § 3214 of this Article, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth; (except that a new certificate of birth shall not be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents or the adopted person);

(2)An affidavit of acknowledgment of paternity signed by both parents; or

(3)A court order determining paternity.

(b)When a new certificate of birth is established, the actual place and date of birth shall be shown. It shall be substituted for the original certificate of birth, and thereafter,

(l)The original certificate and the evidence of adoption, paternity or legitimation shall not be subject to inspection, except upon court order or as provided by regulations.

(2)Upon receipt of notice of annulment of adoption, the original certificate of birth shall be restored to its place in the files and the new certificate and evidence shall not be subject to inspection, except upon court order.

(c)If no certificate of birth is on file for the person for whom a new certificate is to be established under this section, a delayed certificate of birth shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics as provided in §§ 3212 or 3213 of this article. Before a new certificate of birth is established, except that when the date and place of birth and parentage have been established in the adoption proceeding, a delayed certificate shall not be required. CH. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

(d)When a new certificate of birth is established by the Guam Registrar of Vital Statistics, all copies of the original certificate of birth in the custody of the Office of Vital Statistics, will be sealed from inspection and opened only upon court order or as provided by regulation.