{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.411","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.411","heading":"REQUIRED FORM.","body":"The vital statistics unit shall adopt a form for registering with the registry. The form must require the signature of the registrant. The form must state that:\n(1) the form is signed under penalty of perjury;\n(2) a timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or for termination of the registrant's parental rights;\n(3) a timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity;\n(4) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity;\n(5) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support enforcement agency;\n(6) the registrant should also register in another state if the conception or birth of the child occurred in the other state;\n(7) information on registries in other states is available from the vital statistics unit; and\n(8) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.069, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER E. REGISTRY OF PATERNITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.411","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"4bf42b52ff0a4cb447e86b2f61d8682f752c9b9b0203a4d3e5640d6680aef29e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.404","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}