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TX Health & Safety Code § 192.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.005. Record of Paternity

Sec. 192.005.  RECORD OF PATERNITY.  (a)  The items on a birth certificate relating to the child's father shall be completed only if:(1)  the child's mother was married to the father:(A)  at the time of the child's conception;(B)  at the time of the child's birth; or(C)  after the child's birth;(2)  paternity is established by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or(3)  a valid acknowledgment of paternity executed by the father has been filed with the vital statistics unit as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.(c)  A person may apply to the state registrar for the removal of any indication of the absence of paternity of a child who has no presumed father from the person's birth record.(d)  If the items relating to the child's father are not completed on a birth certificate filed with the state registrar, the state registrar shall notify the attorney general.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 8;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 21, 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0548, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.0051. Report of Determination of Paternity

Sec. 192.0051.  REPORT OF DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY.  (a)  A report of each determination of paternity in this state shall be filed with the state registrar.(b)  On a determination of paternity, the petitioner shall provide the clerk of the court in which the decree was granted with the information necessary to prepare the report.  The clerk shall:(1)  report the determination on a form or in a manner provided by the department;  and(2)  complete the report immediately after the decree becomes final.(c)  On completion of the report, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state registrar the report for each decree that became final in that court.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.006. Supplementary Birth Certificates

Sec. 192.006.  SUPPLEMENTARY BIRTH CERTIFICATES.  (a)  A supplementary birth certificate may be filed if the person who is the subject of the certificate:(1)  becomes the child of the person's father by the subsequent marriage of the person's parents;(2)  has the person's parentage determined by a court of competent jurisdiction;  or(3)  is adopted under the laws of any state.(b)  An application for a supplementary birth certificate may be filed by:(1)  an adult whose status is changed;  or(2)  a legal representative of the person whose status is changed.(c)  The state registrar shall require proof of the change in status that the executive commissioner by rule may prescribe.(d)  Supplementary birth certificates and applications for supplementary birth certificates shall be prepared and filed in accordance with department rules.(e)  In accordance with department rules, a supplementary birth certificate may be filed for a person whose parentage has been determined by an acknowledgment of paternity.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 57, 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0549, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.007. Supplementary Certificates for Child Who Dies Before Adoption

Sec. 192.007.  SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATES FOR CHILD WHO DIES BEFORE ADOPTION.  (a)  If a child in the process of being adopted in this state dies before the adoption is completed, the persons who attempted to adopt the child may request the state registrar to file supplementary birth and death certificates for the child.(b)  Persons making a request under this section must include with the request:(1)  sufficient information to prove that they attempted to adopt the child and that the child died before the adoption was completed; (2)  a copy of an irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights relating to the child; (3)  a copy of the affidavit of the status of the child, if applicable;  and(4)  any other information required by the department.(c)  On receipt of the information required by Subsection (b), the state registrar shall complete birth and death certificates as if the child had been adopted by court decree and then died.(d)  In the absence of evidence to the contrary, compliance with this section and the completion of the birth certificate constitute adoption by estoppel.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.008. Birth Records of Adopted Person

Sec. 192.008.  BIRTH RECORDS OF ADOPTED PERSON.  (a)  The supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child must be in the names of the adoptive parents, one of whom must be a female, named as the mother, and the other of whom must be a male, named as the father.  This subsection does not prohibit a single individual, male or female, from adopting a child.  Copies of the child's birth certificates or birth records may not disclose that the child is adopted.(b)  After a supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child is filed, information disclosed from the record must be from the supplementary certificate.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules and procedures to ensure that birth records and indexes under the control of the department or local registrars and accessible to the public do not contain information or cross-references through which the confidentiality of adoption placements may be directly or indirectly violated.  The rules and procedures may not interfere with the registries established under Subchapter E, Chapter 162, Family Code, or with a court order under this section.(d)  Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), only the court that granted the adoption may order access to an original birth certificate and the filed documents on which a supplementary certificate is based.(e)  A person applying for access to an original birth certificate and the filed documents on which the supplementary certificate is based is entitled to know the identity and location of the court that granted the adoption.  If that information is not on file, the state registrar shall give the person an affidavit stating that the information is not on file with the state registrar.  Any court of competent jurisdiction to which the person presents the affidavit may order the access.(f)  An adult adoptee who is applying for access to the person's original birth certificate and who knows the identity of each parent named on the original birth certificate is entitled to a noncertified copy of the original birth certificate without obtaining a court order.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.43, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480 (H.B. 240), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0550, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.009. Certificate of Adoption, Annulment of Adoption, or Revocation of Adoption

Sec. 192.009.  CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION, ANNULMENT OF ADOPTION, OR REVOCATION OF ADOPTION.  (a)  A certificate of each adoption, annulment of adoption, and revocation of adoption decreed in this state shall be filed with the state registrar.(b)  When a petition for adoption, annulment of adoption, or revocation of adoption is granted, the petitioner shall supply the clerk of the court the information necessary to prepare the certificate.  The clerk shall:(1)  prepare the certificate on a form furnished by the department that provides the information prescribed by the department;  and(2)  complete the certificate immediately after the decree becomes final.(c)  Not later than the 10th day of each month, the clerk shall forward to the state registrar the certificates that the clerk completed for decrees that became final in the preceding calendar month.(d)  If the department determines that a certificate filed with the state registrar under this section requires correction, the department shall mail the certificate directly to an attorney of record with respect to the petition of adoption, annulment of adoption, or revocation of adoption. The attorney shall return the corrected certificate to the department. If there is no attorney of record, the department shall mail the certificate to the clerk of the court for correction.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1128, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0551, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.010. Change of Name

Sec. 192.010.  CHANGE OF NAME.  (a)  Subject to department rules, an adult whose name is changed by court order, or the legal representative of any person whose name is changed by court order, may request that the state registrar attach an amendment showing the change to the person's original birth record.(b)  The state registrar shall require proof of the change of name that the executive commissioner by rule may prescribe.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0552, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.011. Amending Birth Certificate

Sec. 192.011.  AMENDING BIRTH CERTIFICATE.  (a)  This section applies to an amending birth certificate that is filed under Section 191.028 and that completes or corrects information relating to the person's sex, color, or race.(b)  On the request of the person or the person's legal representative, the state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues birth certificates shall issue a birth certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected information instead of issuing a copy of the original or supplementary certificate with an amending certificate attached.(c)  The department shall prescribe the form for certificates issued under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions|Section 192.012. Record of Acknowledgment of Paternity

Sec. 192.012.  RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.  (a)  If the mother of a child is not married to the father of the child, a person listed in Section 192.003 who is responsible for filing the birth certificate shall:(1)  provide an opportunity for the child's mother and putative father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code; and(2)  provide oral and written information to the child's mother and putative father about:(A)  establishing paternity, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities that result from acknowledging paternity; and(B)  the availability of child support services.(b)  The local registrar shall transmit the acknowledgment of paternity to the state registrar.(c)  The state registrar shall record the information contained in the acknowledgment of paternity and transmit the information to the Title IV-D agency.(d)  The Title IV-D agency may use the information contained in the acknowledgment of paternity for any purpose directly connected with providing child support services under Chapter 231, Family Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0553, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.021. Delay Less Than One Year

Sec. 192.021.  DELAY LESS THAN ONE YEAR.  (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.(c)  Registration under this section is subject to department rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0554, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.022. Delay of One Year or More: Application Filed With State Registrar

Sec. 192.022.  DELAY OF ONE YEAR OR MORE:  APPLICATION FILED WITH STATE REGISTRAR.  Subject to department rules, an application to file a delayed birth certificate for a birth in this state not registered before the one-year anniversary of the date of birth shall be made to the state registrar.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0555, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.023. Delay of More Than One but Less Than Four Years

Sec. 192.023.  DELAY OF MORE THAN ONE BUT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS.  (a)  A birth that occurred at least one year but less than four years before the date of the application for registration shall be recorded on a birth certificate in the form prescribed by the state registrar and submitted to the state registrar for filing.(b)  The state 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 state registrar may accept the certificate for filing if the evidence required by the state registrar is submitted.(c)  A birth certificate filed under this section shall be marked "Delayed" and must show on its face the date of registration.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.024. Delay of Four Years or More

Sec. 192.024.  DELAY OF FOUR YEARS OR MORE.  (a)  A birth that occurred four or more years before the date of the application for registration shall be recorded on a form entitled "Delayed Certificate of Birth." The department shall prescribe and furnish the form.(b)  The form shall provide for:(1)  the name and sex of the person whose birth is to be registered; (2)  the place and date of the person's birth; (3)  the names of the person's parents; (4)  the place of birth of each parent; (5)  the date of registration;  and(6)  any other information required by the state registrar.(c)  The information on the form must be subscribed and sworn to, before an official authorized to administer oaths, by:(1)  the person whose birth is to be registered;  or(2)  the person's parent, legal guardian, or legal representative if the person is incompetent to swear to the information.(d)  The state registrar shall add to a certificate submitted under this section:(1)  a description of each document submitted in support of the delayed registration, including the title of the document or the type of document; (2)  the name and address of the affiant if the document is an affidavit of personal knowledge;  and(3)  if the document is a record, or certified copy of a record, of a business entry:(A)  the name and address of the custodian of the record; (B)  the date of the original entry;  and(C)  the date of the certified copy.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.025. Supporting Documents

Sec. 192.025.  SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.  (a)  The state registrar shall accept an application under Section 192.024 if the applicant's statement of date and place of birth and parentage is established to the state registrar's satisfaction by the evidence required by this section.(b)  The certification of the state registrar shall be added to a certificate accepted for filing under this section.(c)  If the birth occurred at least four years but less than 15 years before the date of the application:(1)  the statement of date and place of birth must be supported by at least two documents, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal knowledge;  and(2)  the statement of parentage must be supported by at least one document, which may be a document qualifying for submission under Subdivision (1).(d)  If the birth occurred 15 or more years before the date of the application:(1)  the statement of date and place of birth must be supported by at least three documents, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal knowledge;  and(2)  the statement of parentage must be supported by at least one document, which may be a document qualifying for submission under Subdivision (1).(e)  A document accepted as evidence under this section, other than an affidavit of personal knowledge, must be at least five years old.  A copy or abstract of the document may be accepted if certified as true and correct by the custodian of the document.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.026. Rejection or Return of Application

Sec. 192.026.  REJECTION OR RETURN OF APPLICATION.  (a)  The state registrar may not register a delayed birth certificate if:(1)  the applicant does not submit the documentary evidence required by Section 192.025;  or(2)  the state registrar finds reason to question the validity or adequacy of the certificate or the documentary evidence.(b)  On the state registrar's refusal to register a certificate under Subsection (a), the state registrar shall:(1)  furnish the applicant a statement of the reasons for the refusal; and(2)  advise the applicant of the right to appeal to the statutory probate court or district court in the county in which the birth occurred, or in the statutory probate court or district court in the county in which the person resides, as provided by Section 192.027.(c)  If an application to file a delayed birth certificate is not actively pursued, the state registrar shall:(1)  return the application, supporting evidence, and any related instruments to the applicant;  or(2)  make another disposition of those documents that the state registrar considers appropriate.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2794), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.027. Registration by Judicial Order

Sec. 192.027.  REGISTRATION BY JUDICIAL ORDER.  (a)  If a delayed birth certificate is not accepted for registration by the state registrar, the person may file a petition in the statutory probate court or district court in the county in which the birth occurred, or in the statutory probate court or district court in the county in which the person resides, for an order establishing a record of the person's date of birth, place of birth, and parentage.(b)  The petition must include:(1)  the petitioner's:(A)  full name;(B)  place of residence;(C)  date of birth;(D)  city or town, if applicable, and county of birth;(E)  race or ethnicity; and(F)  gender;(2)  the full name and county of birth of the petitioner's father;(3)  the full name, including any maiden name, and county of birth of the petitioner's mother;(4)  whether the petitioner has been the subject of a final felony conviction;(5)  whether the petitioner is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and(6)  a legible and complete set of the petitioner's fingerprints on a fingerprint card format acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(c)  The petition must be accompanied by:(1)  a statement of the state registrar issued under Section 192.026(b)(1);  and(2)  the documentary evidence submitted to the state registrar in support of the application.(d)  If, after a hearing, the court finds from the evidence submitted to the registrar and any other relevant evidence presented by the person that the person was born in this state, the court shall:(1)  make findings as to the person's date and place of birth and parentage;(2)  make other findings required by the case; and(3)  enter an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the department to establish a record of birth.(e)  An order under this section must include:(1)  the birth data to be registered; (2)  a description of the evidence presented;  and(3)  the date of the court's action.(f)  Not later than the seventh day after the date on which the order is entered, the clerk of the court shall forward the order to the state registrar.  The state registrar shall register the order, which is the record of birth.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2794), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 192.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 192 - Birth Records|Subchapter B. Delayed Registration|Section 192.028. Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem

Sec. 192.028.  APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.  A judge of a statutory probate court or district court may appoint an attorney ad litem in a proceeding under Section 192.027 to represent the interests of the person seeking the delayed birth certificate.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2794), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|