Sec. 192.004. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY LOCAL REGISTRAR. (a) The local registrar shall obtain the information necessary to prepare the birth certificate from the person reporting a birth or from another person with the required knowledge if:
(1) the birth is reported under Section 192.003(c); or
(2) a person who files a certificate under Section 192.003(a) or 192.003(b) cannot by diligent inquiry obtain an item of information required for the certificate.
(b) A person from whom a local registrar requests necessary information shall answer correctly to the best of the person's knowledge. On request of the local registrar, a person who makes a statement under this section shall verify the statement by signing it.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Registration Provisions
Section 192.001. Registration Required
Section 192.002. Form of Birth Certificate
Section 192.0021. Heirloom Birth Certificate
Section 192.0022. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth
Section 192.003. Birth Certificate Filed or Birth Reported
Section 192.0031. Information of Birth to School-Age Mother
Section 192.004. Information Obtained by Local Registrar
Section 192.005. Record of Paternity
Section 192.0051. Report of Determination of Paternity
Section 192.006. Supplementary Birth Certificates
Section 192.007. Supplementary Certificates for Child Who Dies Before Adoption
Section 192.008. Birth Records of Adopted Person
Section 192.009. Certificate of Adoption, Annulment of Adoption, or Revocation of Adoption
Section 192.010. Change of Name