SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence of the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-“ In the record of births, date of birth, place of birth, name and sex of the child; names, places of birth, and dates of birth of the parent or parents; and residence and birth surname of the person who gave birth to the child.”
SECTION 2. Section 1D of Chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 4, after the words “hyphenated combination thereof” the following sentence: -
Each party to a marriage may also adopt any first name, middle name, or any other name.
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