Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 191.0046
Fee Exemptions


(a)

On the request of a child’s parent or guardian, the state registrar shall issue without fee a certificate necessary for admission to school or to secure employment. The certificate shall be limited to a statement of the child’s date of birth.

(b)

The state registrar shall issue without fee a certified copy of a record not otherwise prohibited by law to a veteran or to the veteran’s widow, orphan, or other dependent if the copy is for use in settling a claim against the government.

(c)

On court order, the state registrar may issue without fee a certified copy of a birth record in cases related to child labor or the public schools.

(d)

The state registrar on request shall issue without a fee a copy of a birth or death record that is not certified to a child fatality review team or the child fatality review team committee established under Subchapter F (Definitions), Chapter 264 (Child Welfare Services), Family Code.

(e)

It is the intent of the legislature to not impose a cost for obtaining certified records for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 521A (Election Identification Certificate), Transportation Code. Notwithstanding any other law, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall not charge a fee to an applicant that is associated with searching for or providing a record, including a certified copy of a birth record, if the applicant states that the applicant is requesting the record for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate under Section 521A.001 (Election Identification Certificate), Transportation Code.

(f)

Notwithstanding Subsection (e), a local registrar or a county clerk who issues a birth record that is required for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 521A (Election Identification Certificate), Transportation Code, and is otherwise entitled by law to retain all or a portion of a fee for that birth record, is entitled to payment of the amount from the department.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 191.054 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 11 (S.B. 239), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 130 (S.B. 983), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2015.

Source: Section 191.0046 — Fee Exemptions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­191.­htm#191.­0046 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

191.001
Definitions
191.002
Powers and Duties of Department
191.003
Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department
191.004
State Registrar
191.005
Vital Statistics Account
191.006
Records of Persons in Hospitals and Institutions
191.007
Regulation by Certain Municipalities
191.008
Sorting Collected Data
191.009
Use of Diacritical Marks
191.010
Death Information for Department of Public Safety
191.0011
Reference in Other Law
191.011
Death Information Provided to Secretary of State
191.021
Registration Districts
191.022
Local Registrars
191.023
Consolidation of County and Municipal Maintenance of Birth and Death Records
191.024
Reports of Information
191.025
Record Books and Certificates
191.026
Local Records
191.027
Review of Certificate by Local Registrar
191.028
Amendment of Certificate
191.029
Certificates or Report Sent to State Registrar
191.0031
Certified Copies by Mail
191.031
Review of Certificates by State Registrar
191.032
State Records
191.033
Addenda
191.034
Notation of Death on Birth Certificate
191.036
Spanish Surname Information
191.0045
Fees
191.0046
Fee Exemptions
191.0047
Birth Information for Department of Family and Protective Services
191.0048
Voluntary Contribution to Texas Home Visiting Program
191.0049
Birth Record Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth
191.051
Certified Copies
191.052
Certified Copy as Evidence
191.056
Copies Collected by National Agency
191.057
Records with Addenda
191.071
Criminal Background Check Required
191.00491
Birth Record Issued to Victims and Children of Victims of Dating or Family Violence

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 191.0046’s source at texas​.gov