- (a) On the state registrar's demand, a person, including a physician, midwife, or funeral director, who has information relating to a birth, death, or fetal death shall supply the information in person, by mail, or through the local registrar. The person shall supply the information on a form provided by the department or on the original certificate.
- (b) An organization or individual who has a record of births or deaths that may be useful to establish the genealogy of a resident of this state may file the record or a duly authenticated transcript of the record with the state registrar.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.