Tennessee § 68-3-301 - Registration generally — Attestation to accuracy of data.
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§ 68-3-301. Registration generally — Attestation to accuracy of data.
A certificate of birth for each live birth that occurs in this state shall be filed with the office of vital records, or as otherwise directed by the state registrar, within ten (10) days after the birth and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with §§ 68-3-301 — 68-3-306. Either parent of the child or any other knowledgeable informant shall attest to the accuracy of the personal data provided in sufficient time to permit the filing of a certificate within the ten (10) days prescribed by §§ 68-3-301 — 68-3-306. Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 6; T.C.A., § 53-441.
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