Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 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.
Source:
Section 192.024 — Delay of Four Years or More, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.192.htm#192.024 (accessed May 26, 2025).
