PURPOSE: This rule sets up a procedure for filing delayed birth certificates.
(1) The following is the procedure for filing a delayed birth certificate for a child before s/he reaches his/her twelfth birthday:
- (A) The child must be born in Missouri;
- (B) There must be no prior certificate on file in the Bureau of Vital Records which can reasonably be presumed to belong to the child; and
- (C) The registration shall be on current certificates of live birth. The basic procedure shall be as nearly as practicable the same as for filing a current live birth certificate.
- (2) The following is the procedure for filing a delayed birth certificate for a person who has passed his/her twelfth birthday: The attached four (4)-page form entitled Application to Record a Birth After Twelfth Birthday shall be used in accordance with the instructions contained in the form.
AUTHORITY: section 193.030, RSMo 1986. This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 50-