Illinois Code § 15

§ 15.

Procedure upon refusal to accept delayed record of birth. (1) If a delayed record of birth is not accepted under the provisions of Section 14, a petition may be filed with the circuit court of the petitioner's county of birth, or, if a resident of Illinois, with the circuit court of the county of his residence, or, if he resides in another state, with any court of competent jurisdiction of that state, for an order establishing a record of the date and place of the petitioner's birth and his parentage. (2) If the petition is filed in Illinois, it shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar of Vital Records and shall allege: (a) that the person for whom a delayed record of birth is sought was born in this State; (b) that no record of birth of such person can be found in the office of the State Registrar of Vital Records, local registrar, or county clerk of county of birth; (c) that diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required by Section 14; (d) that the State Registrar of Vital Records has refused to accept a delayed record of birth; and (e) such other allegations as may be required. (3) If the petition is filed in another state, it shall contain essentially the same allegations as set forth in subsection (2). (4) The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the State Registrar of Vital Records who refused to accept a delayed record of birth, and all documentary evidence which was submitted to that registration official in support of such registration. The petition shall be sworn to by the petitioner. (5) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition, and the State Registrar of Vital Records who refused to accept the petitioner's delayed record of birth shall be given 10 days' notice of the hearing. Such official, or his authorized representative, may appear and testify in the proceeding. (6) If the court, from the evidence required herein and such other evidence as is presented, finds that the person for whom a delayed record of birth is sought was born in the State of Illinois, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage, and such other findings as the petition may require and shall issue an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar of Vital Records to establish a record of birth. This order shall include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented in the manner prescribed by Section 14 of this Act, the date of the court's action, and shall be marked as a court order. (7) If the order is issued by a circuit court in this State, the clerk of the court shall forward each such order to the State Registrar of Vital Records. Such order shall be registered by the State Registrar of Vital Records and shall constitute the record of birth, from which copies may be issued in accordance with Section 25 of this Act. (8) If the order is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state, the petitioner may forward a certified copy of the order to the State Registrar of Vital Records. Such order shall be registered by the State Registrar of Vital Records and shall constitute the record of birth, from which copies may be issued in accordance with Section 25 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)