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DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 3. Live Birth Registration 102400-102520›ARTICLE 3. Foundling Registration 102500-102520

§ 102510

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

The person or institution with whom the child is placed shall give the child a name; the place in which the child is found shall be known as the legal place of birth; and the date of birth shall be determined as closely as possible and shall be known as the legal date of birth.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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