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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 191.028

AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Littleton v. Prange (1999)

Most recently applied in Kayla Gore v. William Lee (July 2024)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A record of a birth, death, or fetal death accepted by a local registrar for registration may not be changed except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) An amending certificate may be filed to complete or correct a record that is incomplete or proved by satisfactory evidence to be inaccurate. The amendment must be in a form prescribed by the department. The amendment shall be attached to and become a part of the legal record of the birth, death, or fetal death if the amendment is accepted for filing, except as provided by Section 192.011(b).

(c) Not later than the 30th business day after the date the department receives an amending certificate, the department shall notify the individual of whether the amendment has been accepted for filing.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.