Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Vital Statistics
Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 191.001. Definitions - Sec. 191.001. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 191.0011. Reference in Other Law - Sec. 191.0011. REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW. A reference in other...

Section 191.002. Powers and Duties of Department - Sec. 191.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department...

Section 191.003. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department - Sec. 191.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT....

Section 191.0031. Certified Copies by Mail - Sec. 191.0031. CERTIFIED COPIES BY MAIL. The state registrar or...

Section 191.004. State Registrar - Sec. 191.004. STATE REGISTRAR. (a) The director of the vital...

Section 191.0045. Fees - Sec. 191.0045. FEES. (a) The department may collect fees for...

Section 191.0046. Fee Exemptions - Sec. 191.0046. FEE EXEMPTIONS. (a) On the request of a...

Section 191.0047. Birth Information for Department of Family and Protective Services - Sec. 191.0047. BIRTH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE...

Section 191.0048. Voluntary Contribution to Texas Home Visiting Program - Sec. 191.0048. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO TEXAS HOME VISITING PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 191.0049. Birth Record Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth - Sec. 191.0049. BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH...

Section 191.00491. Birth Record Issued to Victims and Children of Victims of Dating or Family Violence - Sec. 191.00491. BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO VICTIMS AND CHILDREN OF...

Section 191.005. Vital Statistics Account - Sec. 191.005. VITAL STATISTICS ACCOUNT. (a) The vital statistics account...

Section 191.006. Records of Persons in Hospitals and Institutions - Sec. 191.006. RECORDS OF PERSONS IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS. (a)...

Section 191.007. Regulation by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 191.007. REGULATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. The governing body of...

Section 191.008. Sorting Collected Data - Sec. 191.008. SORTING COLLECTED DATA. (a) The department shall compile...

Section 191.009. Use of Diacritical Marks - Sec. 191.009. USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS. (a) In this section,...

Section 191.010. Death Information for Department of Public Safety - Sec. 191.010. DEATH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a)...

Subchapter B. Records of Births, Deaths, and Fetal Deaths

Section 191.021. Registration Districts - Sec. 191.021. REGISTRATION DISTRICTS. (a) The state is divided into...

Section 191.022. Local Registrars - Sec. 191.022. LOCAL REGISTRARS. (a) The justice of the peace...

Section 191.023. Consolidation of County and Municipal Maintenance of Birth and Death Records - Sec. 191.023. CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE OF BIRTH...

Section 191.024. Reports of Information - Sec. 191.024. REPORTS OF INFORMATION. (a) On the state registrar's...

Section 191.025. Record Books and Certificates - Sec. 191.025. RECORD BOOKS AND CERTIFICATES. (a) Forms for the...

Section 191.026. Local Records - Sec. 191.026. LOCAL RECORDS. (a) The local registrar shall secure...

Section 191.027. Review of Certificate by Local Registrar - Sec. 191.027. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATE BY LOCAL REGISTRAR. (a) The...

Section 191.028. Amendment of Certificate - Sec. 191.028. AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE. (a) A record of a...

Section 191.029. Certificates or Report Sent to State Registrar - Sec. 191.029. CERTIFICATES OR REPORT SENT TO STATE REGISTRAR. On...

Section 191.031. Review of Certificates by State Registrar - Sec. 191.031. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATES BY STATE REGISTRAR. (a) The...

Section 191.032. State Records - Sec. 191.032. STATE RECORDS. (a) The state registrar shall arrange,...

Section 191.033. Addenda - Sec. 191.033. ADDENDA. (a) The state registrar may attach to...

Section 191.034. Notation of Death on Birth Certificate - Sec. 191.034. NOTATION OF DEATH ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE. (a) On...

Section 191.036. Spanish Surname Information - Sec. 191.036. SPANISH SURNAME INFORMATION. (a) The purpose of this...

Subchapter C. Copies of Records

Section 191.051. Certified Copies - Sec. 191.051. CERTIFIED COPIES. (a) Subject to department rules controlling...

Section 191.052. Certified Copy as Evidence - Sec. 191.052. CERTIFIED COPY AS EVIDENCE. A copy of a...

Section 191.056. Copies Collected by National Agency - Sec. 191.056. COPIES COLLECTED BY NATIONAL AGENCY. (a) The national...

Section 191.057. Records With Addenda - Sec. 191.057. RECORDS WITH ADDENDA. (a) In this section: (1)...

Subchapter D. Access to Records

Section 191.071. Criminal Background Check Required - Sec. 191.071. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED. (a) A person may...