Sec. 192.010. CHANGE OF NAME. (a) Subject to department rules, an adult whose name is changed by court order, or the legal representative of any person whose name is changed by court order, may request that the state registrar attach an amendment showing the change to the person's original birth record.
(b) The state registrar shall require proof of the change of name that the executive commissioner by rule may prescribe.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0552, eff. April 2, 2015.
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