1. (a) The purpose of this section is to clarify the provisions concerning certain vital statistic fee rates established by the legislature in the State Appropriations Act, Article II-21, 71st Legislature, 1989.
2. (b) The fee for a certified copy of a death certificate shall be $9.00 for the first or only copy requested, and $3.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested in the same request.
3. (c) The fee for a certified copy of a birth record shall be $9.00. Additional copies shall be $9.00 for each copy requested.
4. (d) The fee for a search of any record or information on file within the Bureau of Vital Statistics (bureau) shall be $9.00, regardless of whether a certified copy is issued or not. This fee shall include the cost of one certified copy of the birth, death, or fetal death record requested.
5. (e) The fee for a search to verify a marriage or divorce record shall be $9.00. Only a plain copy of the record as filed in the bureau shall be issued to the requester.
6. (f) The fee for a search to verify a birth or death record shall be $9.00, with no copy issued.
7. (g) The fee for a search and identification of the court which granted an adoption shall be $9.00.
8. (h) The fee charged for an amendment to complete an existing certificate of death or birth on file within the bureau shall be $15. An amendment to complete a certificate includes adding information to a record to make it complete and changing information on a record to make it correct. This fee does not include a certified copy of the amended record.
9. (i) The fee charged for an amendment based on a court order change of name shall be $15.
10. (j) The fee for a new birth record based upon adoption, legitimation, or paternity determination shall be $25.
11. (k) The fee for filing a delayed record of birth shall be $25.
12. (l) The fee to remove indication of illegitimacy from a birth record shall be $25.
13. (m) The fee charged for expedited service shall be $5.00 per request in addition to any other fee required. Expedited service is any service requested via fax or overnight mail service, with or without a credit card account number. The fee is nonrefundable if a record or the information requested is not found.
14. (n) The fee for the processing and issuance of a disinterment permit shall be $25. The fee is to be paid by the applicant for the permit, and must be submitted with the application.
15. (o) A surcharge of $2.00 shall be added to the fee for searching and issuing each certified copy of a certificate of birth, wallet-sized certification of birth facts, or conducting a search for a certificate of birth, as mandated by the Health and Safety Code, §191.0045.
16. (p) The fee for issuing each heirloom certificate of birth, or gift certificate for such, shall be $25. If a record is not found, $14 of the fee shall be returned to the applicant for service not performed.

Source Note:The provisions of this §181.22 adopted to be effective October 10, 1989, 14 TexReg 5071; amended to be effective January 1, 1991, 15 TexReg 7183; amended to be effective November 19, 1991, 16 TexReg 6297; amended to be effective July 17, 1995, 20 TexReg 4687.