CHAPTER 192. BIRTH RECORDS
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 3. VITAL STATISTICS
CHAPTER 192. BIRTH RECORDS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL REGISTRATION PROVISIONS
Sec. 192.001. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. The birth of each child
born in this state shall be registered.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.002. FORM OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE. (a) The department
shall prescribe the form and contents of the birth certificate.
(b) The section of the birth certificate entitled "For Medical
and Health Use Only" is not part of the legal birth certificate.
Information held by the department under that section of the
certificate is confidential. That information may not be released
or made public on subpoena or otherwise, except that release may
be made for statistical purposes only so that no person, patient,
or facility is identified, or to medical personnel of a health
care entity, as that term is defined in Subtitle B, Title 3,
Occupations Code, or appropriate state or federal agencies for
statistical research. The board may adopt rules to implement this
subsection.
(c) The form must include a space for recording the social
security numbers of the mother and father and the signatures of
the biological mother and biological father. These social
security numbers and signatures are not a part of the legal birth
certificate, shall be made available to the agency administering
the state's plan under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), and may not be used
or disseminated for any purpose other than the establishment and
the enforcement of child support orders.
(d) The social security numbers of the mother and father
recorded on the form shall be made available to the federal
Social Security Administration.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 7; Acts
1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1999,
76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th
Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.785, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 192.0021. HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE. (a) The department
shall promote and sell copies of an heirloom birth certificate.
The department shall solicit donated designs for the certificate
from Texas artists and select the best donated designs for the
form of the certificate. An heirloom birth certificate must
contain the same information as, and have the same effect of, a
certified copy of another birth record. The department shall
prescribe a fee for the issuance of an heirloom birth certificate
in an amount that does not exceed $50. The heirloom birth
certificate must be printed on high-quality paper with the
appearance of parchment not smaller than 11 inches by 14 inches.
(b) The department shall deposit 50 percent of the proceeds from
the sale of heirloom birth certificates to the credit of the
childhood immunization account and the other 50 percent to the
credit of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund.
The childhood immunization account is an account in the general
revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only by the
Department of State Health Services for:
(1) making grants to fund childhood immunizations and related
education programs; and
(2) administering this section.
(c) The department may sell an heirloom birth certificate only
for an individual born in this state.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
1265, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 192.0022. CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH.
(a) In this section:
(1) "Stillbirth" means an unintended, intrauterine fetal death
occurring in this state after a gestational age of not less than
20 completed weeks.
(2) "Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth" means a birth
certificate issued to record the birth of a stillborn child.
(b) The person who is required to file a fetal death certificate
under Section 193.002 shall advise the parent or parents of a
stillborn child:
(1) that a parent may, but is not required to, request the
preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth;
(2) that a parent may obtain a certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth by contacting the bureau of vital statistics to
request the certificate and paying the required fee; and
(3) regarding the way or ways in which a parent may contact the
bureau of vital statistics to request the certificate.
(c) A parent may provide a name for a stillborn child on the
request for a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. If
the requesting parent does not wish to provide a name, the bureau
of vital statistics shall fill in the certificate with the name
"baby boy" or "baby girl" and the last name of the parent. The
name of the stillborn child provided on or later added by
amendment to the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth
shall be the same name as placed on the original or amended fetal
death certificate.
(d) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must include
the state file number of the corresponding fetal death
certificate.
(e) The department shall prescribe the form and content of a
certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and shall specify
the information necessary to prepare the certificate.
(f) The bureau of vital statistics may not use a certificate of
birth resulting in stillbirth to calculate live birth statistics.
(g) On issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth to a parent who has requested the certificate as
provided by this section, the bureau of vital statistics shall
file an exact copy of the certificate with the local registrar of
the registration district in which the stillbirth occurred. The
local registrar shall file the certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth with the fetal death certificate.
(h) A parent may request the bureau of vital statistics to issue
a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth without regard to
the date on which the fetal death certificate was issued.
(i) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services
Commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
276, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 192.003. BIRTH CERTIFICATE FILED OR BIRTH REPORTED. (a)
The physician, midwife, or person acting as a midwife in
attendance at a birth shall file the birth certificate with the
local registrar of the registration district in which the birth
occurs.
(b) If a birth occurs in a hospital or birthing center, the
hospital administrator, the birthing center administrator, or a
designee of the appropriate administrator may file the birth
certificate in lieu of a person listed by Subsection (a).
(c) If there is no physician, midwife, or person acting as a
midwife in attendance at a birth and if the birth does not occur
in a hospital or birthing center, the following in the order
listed shall report the birth to the local registrar:
(1) the father or mother of the child; or
(2) the owner or householder of the premises where the birth
occurs.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person required to
file a birth certificate or report a birth shall file the
certificate or make the report not later than the fifth day after
the date of the birth.
(e) Based on a parent's religious beliefs, a parent may request
that a person required to file a birth certificate or report a
birth delay filing the certificate or making the report until the
parent contacts the person with the child's name. If a parent
does not name the child before the fifth day after the date of
the birth due to the parent's religious beliefs, the parent must
contact the person required to file the birth certificate or
report the birth with the name of the child as soon as the child
is named. A person required to file the birth certificate or
report the birth who delays filing the certificate or making the
report in accordance with the parent's request shall file the
certificate or make the report not later than the 15th day after
the date of the child's birth.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(21), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 124, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 81, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
68, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2005.
Sec. 192.0031. INFORMATION OF BIRTH TO SCHOOL-AGE MOTHER. (a)
Notwithstanding Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, the
department shall notify the commissioner of education of each
birth to a school-age mother. The commissioner may notify the
school district in which a school-age mother resides of each
birth to a school-age mother.
(b) The department may not notify the commissioner of a birth to
a school-age mother if:
(1) the child died at birth; or
(2) the child was placed for adoption.
(c) A notification under this section must include the name and
address of the mother, the father, if the father is of school age
and is named on the birth certificate, and the person born.
Reports under this section shall be sent at least quarterly.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 6, eff. June 19,
1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(101),
eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 192.004. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY LOCAL REGISTRAR. (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.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1993.
Sec. 192.005. RECORD OF PATERNITY. (a) The items on a birth
certificate relating to the child's father shall be completed
only if:
(1) the child's mother was married to the father:
(A) at the time of the child's conception;
(B) at the time of the child's birth; or
(C) after the child's birth;
(2) paternity is established by order of a court of competent
jurisdiction; or
(3) a valid acknowledgment of paternity executed by the father
has been filed with the bureau of vital statistics as provided by
Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 23, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
(c) A person may apply to the state registrar for the removal of
any indication of the absence of paternity of a child who has no
presumed father from the person's birth record.
(d) If the items relating to the child's father are not
completed on a birth certificate filed with the state registrar,
the state registrar shall notify the attorney general.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 8; Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997,
75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003,
78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 21, 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 192.0051. REPORT OF DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY. (a) A
report of each determination of paternity in this state shall be
filed with the state registrar.
(b) On a determination of paternity, the petitioner shall
provide the clerk of the court in which the decree was granted
with the information necessary to prepare the report. The clerk
shall:
(1) report the determination on a form or in a manner provided
by the department; and
(2) complete the report immediately after the decree becomes
final.
(c) On completion of the report, the clerk of the court shall
forward to the state registrar the report for each decree that
became final in that court.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 70, eff.
Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 192.006. SUPPLEMENTARY BIRTH CERTIFICATES. (a) A
supplementary birth certificate may be filed if the person who is
the subject of the certificate:
(1) becomes the child of the person's father by the subsequent
marriage of the person's parents;
(2) has the person's parentage determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
(3) is adopted under the laws of any state.
(b) An application for a supplementary birth certificate may be
filed by:
(1) an adult whose status is changed; or
(2) a legal representative of the person whose status is
changed.
(c) The state registrar shall require proof of the change in
status that the board by rule may prescribe.
(d) Supplementary birth certificates and applications for
supplementary birth certificates shall be prepared and filed in
accordance with board rules.
(e) In accordance with board rules, a supplementary birth
certificate may be filed for a person whose parentage has been
determined by an acknowledgment of paternity.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 57, 58, eff. Sept.
1, 1991; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 192.007. SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATES FOR CHILD WHO DIES
BEFORE ADOPTION. (a) If a child in the process of being adopted
in this state dies before the adoption is completed, the persons
who attempted to adopt the child may request the state registrar
to file supplementary birth and death certificates for the child.
(b) Persons making a request under this section must include
with the request:
(1) sufficient information to prove that they attempted to adopt
the child and that the child died before the adoption was
completed;
(2) a copy of an irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of
parental rights relating to the child;
(3) a copy of the affidavit of the status of the child, if
applicable; and
(4) any other information required by the department.
(c) On receipt of the information required by Subsection (b),
the state registrar shall complete birth and death certificates
as if the child had been adopted by court decree and then died.
(d) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, compliance with
this section and the completion of the birth certificate
constitute adoption by estoppel.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.008. BIRTH RECORDS OF ADOPTED PERSON. (a) The
supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child must be in
the names of the adoptive parents, one of whom must be a female,
named as the mother, and the other of whom must be a male, named
as the father. This subsection does not prohibit a single
individual, male or female, from adopting a child. Copies of the
child's birth certificates or birth records may not disclose that
the child is adopted.
(b) After a supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child
is filed, information disclosed from the record must be from the
supplementary certificate.
(c) The board shall adopt rules and procedures to ensure that
birth records and indexes under the control of the department or
local registrars and accessible to the public do not contain
information or cross-references through which the confidentiality
of adoption placements may be directly or indirectly violated.
The rules and procedures may not interfere with the registries
established under Subchapter E, Chapter 162, Family Code, or with
a court order under this section.
(d) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), only the
court that granted the adoption may order access to an original
birth certificate and the filed documents on which a
supplementary certificate is based.
(e) A person applying for access to an original birth
certificate and the filed documents on which the supplementary
certificate is based is entitled to know the identity and
location of the court that granted the adoption. If that
information is not on file, the state registrar shall give the
person an affidavit stating that the information is not on file
with the state registrar. Any court of competent jurisdiction to
which the person presents the affidavit may order the access.
(f) An adult adoptee who is applying for access to the person's
original birth certificate and who knows the identity of each
parent named on the original birth certificate is entitled to a
noncertified copy of the original birth certificate without
obtaining a court order.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.43, eff. Sept.
1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
480, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 192.009. CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION, ANNULMENT OF ADOPTION, OR
REVOCATION OF ADOPTION. (a) A certificate of each adoption,
annulment of adoption, and revocation of adoption decreed in this
state shall be filed with the state registrar.
(b) When a petition for adoption, annulment of adoption, or
revocation of adoption is granted, the petitioner shall supply
the clerk of the court the information necessary to prepare the
certificate. The clerk shall:
(1) prepare the certificate on a form furnished by the
department that provides the information prescribed by the
department; and
(2) complete the certificate immediately after the decree
becomes final.
(c) Not later than the 10th day of each month, the clerk shall
forward to the state registrar the certificates that the clerk
completed for decrees that became final in the preceding calendar
month.
(d) If the bureau of vital statistics determines that a
certificate filed with the state registrar under this section
requires correction, the bureau shall mail the certificate
directly to an attorney of record with respect to the petition of
adoption, annulment of adoption, or revocation of adoption. The
attorney shall return the corrected certificate to the bureau. If
there is no attorney of record, the bureau shall mail the
certificate to the clerk of the court for correction.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1128, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Sec. 192.010. CHANGE OF NAME. (a) Subject to board rules, an
adult whose name is changed by court order, or the legal
representative of any person whose name is changed by court
order, may request that the state registrar attach an amendment
showing the change to the person's original birth record.
(b) The state registrar shall require proof of the change of
name that the board by rule may prescribe.
(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 59, eff.
Sept. 1, 1991.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 192.011. AMENDING BIRTH CERTIFICATE. (a) This section
applies to an amending birth certificate that is filed under
Section 191.028 and that completes or corrects information
relating to the person's sex, color, or race.
(b) On the request of the person or the person's legal
representative, the state registrar, local registrar, or other
person who issues birth certificates shall issue a birth
certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected
information instead of issuing a copy of the original or
supplementary certificate with an amending certificate attached.
(c) The department shall prescribe the form for certificates
issued under this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.012. RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY. (a) If
the mother of a child is not married to the father of the child,
a person listed in Section 192.003 who is responsible for filing
the birth certificate shall:
(1) provide an opportunity for the child's mother and putative
father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by
Subchapter C, Chapter 160, Family Code; and
(2) provide oral and written information to the child's mother
and putative father about:
(A) establishing paternity, including an explanation of the
rights and responsibilities that result from acknowledging
paternity; and
(B) the availability of child support services.
(b) The local registrar shall transmit the acknowledgment of
paternity to the state registrar.
(c) The state registrar shall record the information contained
in the acknowledgment of paternity and transmit the information
to the Title IV-D agency.
(d) The Title IV-D agency may use the information contained in
the acknowledgment of paternity for any purpose directly
connected with providing child support services under Chapter
231, Family Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
SUBCHAPTER B. DELAYED REGISTRATION
Sec. 192.021. DELAY LESS THAN ONE YEAR. (a) A birth that
occurred more than five days but less than one year before the
date of an application for registration may be recorded on a
birth certificate and submitted for filing to the local registrar
of the registration district in which the birth occurred.
(b) The local 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 local registrar may
accept the certificate for filing if the evidence required by the
local registrar is submitted.
(c) Registration under this section is subject to board rules.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.022. DELAY OF ONE YEAR OR MORE: APPLICATION FILED WITH
STATE REGISTRAR. Subject to board rules, an application to file
a delayed birth certificate for a birth in this state not
registered before the one-year anniversary of the date of birth
shall be made to the state registrar.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.024. DELAY OF FOUR YEARS OR MORE. (a) A birth that
occurred four or more years before the date of the application
for registration shall be recorded on a form entitled "Delayed
Certificate of Birth." The department shall prescribe and furnish
the form.
(b) The form shall provide for:
(1) the name and sex of the person whose birth is to be
registered;
(2) the place and date of the person's birth;
(3) the names of the person's parents;
(4) the place of birth of each parent;
(5) the date of registration; and
(6) any other information required by the state registrar.
(c) The information on the form must be subscribed and sworn to,
before an official authorized to administer oaths, by:
(1) the person whose birth is to be registered; or
(2) the person's parent, legal guardian, or legal representative
if the person is incompetent to swear to the information.
(d) The state registrar shall add to a certificate submitted
under this section:
(1) a description of each document submitted in support of the
delayed registration, including the title of the document or the
type of document;
(2) the name and address of the affiant if the document is an
affidavit of personal knowledge; and
(3) if the document is a record, or certified copy of a record,
of a business entry:
(A) the name and address of the custodian of the record;
(B) the date of the original entry; and
(C) the date of the certified copy.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.025. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. (a) The state registrar
shall accept an application under Section 192.024 if the
applicant's statement of date and place of birth and parentage is
established to the state registrar's satisfaction by the evidence
required by this section.
(b) The certification of the state registrar shall be added to a
certificate accepted for filing under this section.
(c) If the birth occurred at least four years but less than 15
years before the date of the application:
(1) the statement of date and place of birth must be supported
by at least two documents, only one of which may be an affidavit
of personal knowledge; and
(2) the statement of parentage must be supported by at least one
document, which may be a document qualifying for submission under
Subdivision (1).
(d) If the birth occurred 15 or more years before the date of
the application:
(1) the statement of date and place of birth must be supported
by at least three documents, only one of which may be an
affidavit of personal knowledge; and
(2) the statement of parentage must be supported by at least one
document, which may be a document qualifying for submission under
Subdivision (1).
(e) A document accepted as evidence under this section, other
than an affidavit of personal knowledge, must be at least five
years old. A copy or abstract of the document may be accepted if
certified as true and correct by the custodian of the document.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.026. REJECTION OR RETURN OF APPLICATION. (a) The
state registrar may not register a delayed birth certificate if:
(1) the applicant does not submit the documentary evidence
required by Section 192.025; or
(2) the state registrar finds reason to question the validity or
adequacy of the certificate or the documentary evidence.
(b) On the state registrar's refusal to register a certificate
under Subsection (a), the state registrar shall:
(1) furnish the applicant a statement of the reasons for the
refusal; and
(2) advise the applicant of the right to appeal to the county
court for probate matters of the county in which the birth
occurred, as provided by Section 192.027.
(c) If an application to file a delayed birth certificate is not
actively pursued, the state registrar shall:
(1) return the application, supporting evidence, and any related
instruments to the applicant; or
(2) make another disposition of those documents that the state
registrar considers appropriate.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 192.027. REGISTRATION BY JUDICIAL ORDER. (a) If a delayed
birth certificate is not accepted for registration by the state
registrar, the person may file a petition in the county probate
court of the county in which the birth occurred for an order
establishing a record of the person's date of birth, place of
birth, and parentage.
(b) The petition must be on a form prescribed and furnished by
the department.
(c) The petition must be accompanied by:
(1) a statement of the state registrar issued under Section
192.026(b)(1); and
(2) the documentary evidence submitted to the state registrar in
support of the application.
(d) If the court finds from the evidence presented that the
person was born in this state, the court shall:
(1) make findings as to the person's date and place of birth and
parentage;
(2) make other findings required by the case; and
(3) enter an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the
department to establish a record of birth.
(e) An order under this section must include:
(1) the birth data to be registered;
(2) a description of the evidence presented; and
(3) the date of the court's action.
(f) Not later than the seventh day after the date on which the
order is entered, the clerk of the court shall forward the order
to the state registrar. The state registrar shall register the
order, which is the record of birth.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.