New Jersey § 52:17b-9

§ 52:17b-9.

a. Upon receipt of a report of a missing child, the Missing Persons Unit shall notify

the State registrar of vital statistics in the Department of Health of the disappearance

and provide him with information concerning the identity of the missing child. The unit shall also promptly notify the State registrar if the child has been located. b. Upon receiving notification from the unit, the State registrar shall mark the child's

birth certificate. The birth certificate shall be marked in such a manner that whenever a copy of or

information regarding the birth certificate is requested, the State registrar shall

be aware that the certificate is that of a missing child. Once the State registrar has been notified by the Missing Persons Unit that the

child has been located, the State or local registrar shall remove the mark from the

record. c. If a copy of the child's birth certificate is requested, the State registrar shall

supply the birth certificate to the requestor without alerting him to the fact that

the birth certificate has been marked. After supplying a copy of or information regarding the marked birth certificate

to the requestor, the State registrar shall immediately report the inquiry or any

knowledge as to the whereabouts of the missing child to the unit. d. Upon notification of a report of a missing child, the State registrar shall request

that the local registrar of the district where the child was born mark the child's

birth certificate. When a copy of the marked birth certificate is requested, the local registrar shall

supply the copy to the requestor without alerting him to the fact that the record

has been marked and immediately notify the State registrar of the request. e. Upon notification of a request for a marked birth certificate or other information

concerning a missing child, the Missing Persons Unit shall commence an investigation

of the circumstances surrounding the request, including a search for any record that

may exist showing who has legal custody of the missing child and for any record that

may disclose an allegation of child abuse perpetrated against the child or an allegation

of domestic violence perpetrated against a member of the child's family. f. If a search as described pursuant to subsection e. of this section reveals that

a child reported missing is in the custody of his legal guardian or if substantiated

allegations of child abuse against the child or any order protecting a family member

from domestic violence exists, the unit shall continue the investigation without disclosing

the whereabouts of the child or his guardian to the person who reported the child

missing.