9.36—Delayed filing of birth certificate.
(a)
When a live birth occurred in the Canal Zone (prior to October 1, 1979), a certificate of live birth should have been filed with the Vital Statistics Unit within five days after the birth by the physician, midwife, or other legally authorized person in attendance at the birth or, if the birth was not so attended, by one of the parents. If a certificate of live birth in the Canal Zone was not filed during that time, it may still be possible to file a delayed certificate of birth by following the procedure set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b)
A delayed certificate of live birth may be filed upon the submission to, and receipt by, the Vital Statistics Unit of such evidence, in the form of affidavits or otherwise, as the Vital Statistics Unit deems sufficient to establish satisfactorily the truth of the facts alleged in support of the request for delayed filing. Certificates accepted more than six months after the time prescribed for filing in paragraph (a) of this section shall contain the date of the delayed filing and shall be marked “delayed.” A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the acceptance for delayed filing shall be endorsed on the certificate. Such evidence shall be kept in a special permanent file.