Sec. 191.033. ADDENDA. (a) The state registrar may attach to the original record an addendum that sets out any information received by the state registrar that may contradict the information in a birth, death, or fetal death record required to be maintained in the vital statistics unit.
(b) If the state registrar attaches an addendum to an original record, the state registrar shall instruct the local registration official in whose jurisdiction the birth, death, or fetal death occurred to attach an identical addendum to any duplicate of the record in the official's custody.
(c) In this section, "local registration official" means a county clerk or a person authorized by this title to maintain a duplicate system of records for each birth, death, or fetal death that occurs in the person's jurisdiction.
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. 3.0541, eff. April 2, 2015.
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