Texas § HS.192.024 - DELAY OF FOUR YEARS OR MORE

§ HS.192.024. DELAY OF FOUR YEARS OR MORE

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.