1. When and where reports are to be made. The birth of each child born alive in the Republic shall be registered
within fourteen days after the date of birth by filing with the Registrar of the district in which the birth occurred a
report of such births, which report shall be upon the form prescribed therefor by the Principal Registrar.
2. Persons required to make reports. In each case where a physician, midwife or person acting as a midwife, was in
attendance upon the birth, it shall be the duty of such Physician, midwife or person acting as such midwife, to file the
report of the birth. Where there is no physician, midwife or person acting as midwife in attendance upon the birth, it
shall be the duty of the father or mother of the child, the householder or owner of the premises where the birth
occurred, or the director or person in charge of the public or private institution where the birth occurred, each in the
order named, within fourteen days after the date of such birth, to inform the local Registrar of the fact of such birth
and to file the required report thereof.
3. Registration of births of foundlings. Any person who finds any living new­born child deserted, shall forthwith report
such findings to the nearest public welfare official, who shall make proper provision for care for the child and
thereafter, if the parents are unknown, register the birth. The report of the findings of the child made by such public
welfare official shall be filed with the local Registrar and shall constitute the birth record of such child. The district
wherein such child was found shall be considered as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by
the public welfare official as the approximate date of birth. If, however, such child is subsequently identified and it
should appear that a report of birth for this child has either before or following identification been filed, as otherwise
provided herein, the report of the public welfare official and the register entries made thereof shall be placed under
seal by the Principal Registrar and separately filed. Such seal is not to be known except upon an order of a court of
competent jurisdiction

Upon the completion of the registration of any birth, the Registrar shall furnish to the informant without charge a
certificate of registration of birth, to be made out on a form furnished by the Principal Registrar. The informant, if not
the father, mother or guardian of the child, shall promptly deliver such certificate to the father, mother, or guardian.

Every person responsible under the provisions of section 51.21 for reporting the birth of a child who fails to do so
within the time limit fixed by such section shall be liable to a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars.