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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.00491: BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO VICTIMS AND CHILDREN OF VICTIMS OF DATING OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 3. VITAL STATISTICS
  3. CHAPTER 191. ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS
  4. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

On request of an individual described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without payment of a fee, a certified copy of the individual's birth record to:

(1) a victim of dating violence as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;

(2) a victim of family violence as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or

(3) a child of a victim described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 798), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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