Texas Statutes
§ 191.027 — REVIEW OF CERTIFICATE BY LOCAL REGISTRAR.
Texas § 191.027
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 191.027 (2026).
Text
Sec. 191.027. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATE BY LOCAL REGISTRAR.
(a)The local registrar shall carefully examine each birth or death certificate when presented for registration to determine if it is completed as required by this title and by the state registrar's instructions.
(b)If a death certificate is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the local registrar shall call attention to the defects in the return.
(c)If a birth certificate is incomplete, the local registrar shall immediately notify the informant and require the informant to supply the missing information if it can be obtained.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 191.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 191.0011
REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.§ 191.002
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.§ 191.0031
CERTIFIED COPIES BY MAIL.§ 191.004
STATE REGISTRAR.§ 191.0045
FEES.§ 191.0046
FEE EXEMPTIONS.§ 191.005
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