25 Tex. Admin. Code § 181.9
Access to Paternity Files
Effective Jul 3, 200328 TexReg 4904Source Note: The provisions of this §181.9 adopted to be effective September 4, 1984, 9 TexReg 4502; amended to be effective August 9, 1998, 23 TexReg 7809; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) After the supplemental certificate of birth based on paternity is filed, any information disclosed from the record shall be made from the supplemental certificate, and access to the original certificate of birth and related documents shall not be authorized except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
- (b) The bureau shall notify the Office of the Attorney General, the Title IV-D agency for the State of Texas, in a manner agreed by both agencies of any supplemental birth records based upon acknowledgement of paternity.
Source Note:The provisions of this §181.9 adopted to be effective September 4, 1984, 9 TexReg 4502; amended to be effective August 9, 1998, 23 TexReg 7809; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904.