Sec. 191.027. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATE BY LOCAL REGISTRAR. (a) The local registrar shall carefully examine each birth or death certificate when presented for registration to determine if it is completed as required by this title and by the state registrar's instructions.
(b) If a death certificate is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the local registrar shall call attention to the defects in the return.
(c) If a birth certificate is incomplete, the local registrar shall immediately notify the informant and require the informant to supply the missing information if it can be obtained.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records
Subchapter B. Records of Births, Deaths, and Fetal Deaths
Section 191.021. Registration Districts
Section 191.022. Local Registrars
Section 191.023. Consolidation of County and Municipal Maintenance of Birth and Death Records
Section 191.024. Reports of Information
Section 191.025. Record Books and Certificates
Section 191.026. Local Records
Section 191.027. Review of Certificate by Local Registrar
Section 191.028. Amendment of Certificate
Section 191.029. Certificates or Report Sent to State Registrar
Section 191.031. Review of Certificates by State Registrar
Section 191.032. State Records