New birth record upon marriage of natural parents

§ 16–2353. New birth record upon marriage of natural parentsWhen a certified copy of a marriage certificate is submitted to the Director of Public Health, establishing that the previously unwed parents of a child born out of wedlock have intermarried subsequent to the birth of the child and the paternity of the child has been judicially determined or acknowledged by the husband before the Commissioners or their designated agent, or has been acknowledged in an affidavit sworn to by the husband before a judge or the clerk of a court of record, or before an officer of the Armed Forces of the United States authorized to administer oaths, or before a person authorized to administer oaths, and the affidavit is delivered to the Commissioners or their designated agent, a new certificate of birth bearing the original date of birth and the names of both parents shall lie issued and substituted for the certificate of birth then on file. The original certificate of birth and all papers pertaining to the issuance of the new certificate shall be placed under seal, and opened for inspection only upon order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.