Maine Statutes
§ 22 §2761-A — Baptismal records in lieu of birth certificates
Maine § 22 §2761-A
This text of Maine § 22 §2761-A (Baptismal records in lieu of birth certificates) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §2761-A (2026).
Text
Any Native American whose birth is not recorded pursuant to this Title relating to the registration of live births may, in lieu of a birth certificate, present an official copy of the baptismal record from the files of the mission where the Native American was baptized. The baptismal record has the same evidentiary character as an unamended and undelayed birth certificate under section 2707.
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Legislative History
PL 1993, c. 738, §C4 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 601, §19 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 22 §2761
Registration of live births§ 22 §2761-A
Baptismal records in lieu of birth certificates§ 22 §2761-B
Hospital-based paternity acknowledgement§ 22 §2761-C
Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirthCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Maine § 22 §2761-A, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/22%20%C2%A72761-A.