Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS
Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION
Section 181.62 - Documentary Evidence; Requirements and Acceptability
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 181.62
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) To be acceptable for registration:
(1) the name of the person at the time of the
birth and the date and place of birth entered on a delayed registration of
birth shall be supported by at least:
(A) two
documents, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal knowledge, if the
birth occurred at least four years but less than 15 years before the date of
the application; or
(B) three
documents, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal knowledge, if the
birth occurred 15 or more years before the date of the application;
and
(2) at least one
piece of acceptable documentary evidence shall establish to the satisfaction of
the State Registrar the name of at least one parent.
(b) The State Registrar shall determine the acceptability of all documentary evidence submitted.
(1) Documents must be from independent
sources and shall be in the form of the original record or a duly certified
copy thereof or a signed statement from the custodian of the record or
document.
(2) Documents may include
but are not limited to:
(A) census
records;
(B) hospital
records;
(C) military
records;
(D) Social Security
records;
(E) school records;
or
(F) other documents as
designated by the State Registrar.
(3) For persons 15 years of age or older, all
documents submitted in evidence, other than an affidavit of personal knowledge,
must be at least five years old.
(4) At least one document submitted in
evidence should have been created within the first 10 years of life.
(5) Documents shall not contain contradictory
information regarding the person's name, date of birth, and place of birth. The
identity of at least one parent must be established by information that does
not contradict any other information available to the State Registrar. If
documents contain contradictory information regarding a second parent, and the
delayed certificate of birth is accepted for registration, then no information
for the second parent will be recorded on the certificate.
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