Texas Statutes
§ 192.023 — DELAY OF MORE THAN ONE BUT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS.
Texas § 192.023
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 192.023 (2026).
Text
Sec. 192.023. DELAY OF MORE THAN ONE BUT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS.
(a)A birth that occurred at least one year but less than four years before the date of the application for registration shall be recorded on a birth certificate in the form prescribed by the state registrar and submitted to the state registrar for filing.
(b)The state 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 state registrar may accept the certificate for filing if the evidence required by the state registrar is submitted.
(c)A birth certificate filed under this section shall be marked "Delayed" and must show on its face the date of registration.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 192.001
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.§ 192.002
FORM OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE.§ 192.0021
HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE.§ 192.005
RECORD OF PATERNITY.§ 192.0051
REPORT OF DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY.§ 192.006
SUPPLEMENTARY BIRTH CERTIFICATES.§ 192.008
BIRTH RECORDS OF ADOPTED PERSON.§ 192.010
CHANGE OF NAME.§ 192.011
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 192.023, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/192.023.