25-818

25-818. Paternity case registry;
acknowledgments and paternity and maternity orders; recording
requirements

A. The department of economic security shall maintain a paternity case registry for
this state. Public and private entities that obtain or receive a voluntary acknowledgment
of paternity shall promptly transmit the original signed and completed acknowledgment to
the department of economic security. This requirement does not apply to the superior
court.

B. The department of economic security may dispose of an original voluntary
acknowledgment of paternity not sooner than one year after the date of the last signature
on the acknowledgment and only after it makes an electronic copy of the original
acknowledgment.

C. The clerk of the superior court shall transmit a copy of each order of paternity
or maternity to the department of economic security.

D. The department of economic security shall maintain automated records regarding
the parents and any child whose name is stated in a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
or an order of paternity or maternity.

E. The clerk of the superior court, the department of economic security and the
department of health services shall cooperate to ensure that the state registrar of vital
records receives a copy of a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or order of paternity
or maternity relating to any child born in this state.