Sec. 192.021. DELAY LESS THAN ONE YEAR. (a) A birth that occurred more than five days but less than one year before the date of an application for registration may be recorded on a birth certificate and submitted for filing to the local registrar of the registration district in which the birth occurred.
(b) The local registrar may require evidence to substantiate the facts of the birth and may require a statement explaining the delay in filing the birth certificate. The local registrar may accept the certificate for filing if the evidence required by the local registrar is submitted.
(c) Registration under this section is subject to department rules.
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. 3.0554, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Delayed Registration
Section 192.021. Delay Less Than One Year
Section 192.022. Delay of One Year or More: Application Filed With State Registrar
Section 192.023. Delay of More Than One but Less Than Four Years
Section 192.024. Delay of Four Years or More
Section 192.025. Supporting Documents
Section 192.026. Rejection or Return of Application
Section 192.027. Registration by Judicial Order
Section 192.028. Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem
Section 192.029. Refusal to Sign Affidavit of Personal Knowledge