§ 4131. Births; registration; foundlings. 1. The report of the finding of a child whose parents are unknown, filed by the commissioner of social services or by the city social services officer in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two of section three hundred ninety-eight of the social services law, shall constitute the birth record of such child.
2. The district wherein 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 social services or by the city social services officer as the approximate date of birth.
3. If, however, such child be subsequently identified, and it should appear that a certificate of birth for this child has either before or following identification been filed, as otherwise provided in this article, the report of the commissioner of social services or of the city social services officer shall be placed under seal by the state commissioner of health, such seal not to be broken except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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