Idaho Code § 39-256
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39-256 REGISTRATION OF FOUNDLINGS.
Official statutory text
39-256. Registration of foundlings. A foundling certificate shall be filed for each child of unknown parentage within fifteen (15) days of the time the child was found and in the form prescribed by the board. The certificate shall be prepared by the person assuming custody of the child and shall be filed with the local registrar of the district in which the child was found. Such certificate shall be acceptable for all purposes in lieu of a certificate of birth.
History:
[(39-256) 1949, ch. 72, sec. 17, p. 117; am. and redesignated 1983, ch. 7, sec. 16, p. 31.]
History:
[(39-256) 1949, ch. 72, sec. 17, p. 117; am. and redesignated 1983, ch. 7, sec. 16, p. 31.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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