Sec. 191.004. STATE REGISTRAR. (a) The director of the vital statistics unit is the state registrar of vital statistics. The director must be a competent vital statistician.
(b) The state registrar shall prepare and issue detailed instructions necessary for the uniform observance of this title and the maintenance of a perfect system of registration.
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. 3.0531, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 191.0011. Reference in Other Law
Section 191.002. Powers and Duties of Department
Section 191.003. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department
Section 191.0031. Certified Copies by Mail
Section 191.004. State Registrar
Section 191.0046. Fee Exemptions
Section 191.0047. Birth Information for Department of Family and Protective Services
Section 191.0048. Voluntary Contribution to Texas Home Visiting Program
Section 191.0049. Birth Record Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth
Section 191.005. Vital Statistics Account
Section 191.006. Records of Persons in Hospitals and Institutions
Section 191.007. Regulation by Certain Municipalities
Section 191.008. Sorting Collected Data
Section 191.009. Use of Diacritical Marks
Section 191.010. Death Information for Department of Public Safety