§ 201.09 Foundlings.
RCNY § 201.09
(a)The report of the finding of a child whose parents are unknown, filed by the Commissioner of the City Administration for Children's Services in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two of § 398 of the State Social Services Law, shall constitute the birth record of such child.
(b)The address or location where such child was found shall be considered as the place of birth, and the date of birth shall be that determined by the Commissioner of the City Administration for Children's Services as the approximate date of birth.
(c)If, however, such child is subsequently identified, and a certificate of birth for such child has been duly filed either before or following identification, the report of the Commissioner of the City Administration for Children's Services shall be placed under seal by the Department, and such seal shall not be broken except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
