Texas Health and Safety Code 192.021 – Delay Less Than One Year
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(a) A birth that occurred more than five days but less than one year before the date of an application for registration may be recorded on a birth certificate and submitted for filing to the local registrar of the registration district in which the birth occurred.
(b) The local registrar may require evidence to substantiate the facts of the birth and may require a statement explaining the delay in filing the birth certificate. The local registrar may accept the certificate for filing if the evidence required by the local registrar is submitted.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 192.021
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Registration under this section is subject to department rules.