Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.004
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.004, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 192.004. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY LOCAL REGISTRAR.
Official statutory text
(a) The local registrar shall obtain the information necessary to prepare the birth certificate from the person reporting a birth or from another person with the required knowledge if:
(1) the birth is reported under Section 192.003(c); or
(2) a person who files a certificate under Section 192.003(a) or 192.003(b) cannot by diligent inquiry obtain an item of information required for the certificate.
(b) A person from whom a local registrar requests necessary information shall answer correctly to the best of the person's knowledge. On request of the local registrar, a person who makes a statement under this section shall verify the statement by signing it.
(1) the birth is reported under Section 192.003(c); or
(2) a person who files a certificate under Section 192.003(a) or 192.003(b) cannot by diligent inquiry obtain an item of information required for the certificate.
(b) A person from whom a local registrar requests necessary information shall answer correctly to the best of the person's knowledge. On request of the local registrar, a person who makes a statement under this section shall verify the statement by signing it.
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