{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-191.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.056","heading":"COPIES COLLECTED BY NATIONAL AGENCY.","body":"(a) The national agency in charge of the collection of vital statistics may obtain, without expense to the state, transcripts of vital records without payment of the fees prescribed by this chapter.\n(b) The department may contract with the national agency to have copies of vital records that are filed with the vital statistics unit transcribed for that agency.\n(c) The state registrar may act as special agent for the national agency to accept the use of the franking privilege and forms furnished by the national agency.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0543, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 3. VITAL STATISTICS","CHAPTER 191. ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS","SUBCHAPTER C. COPIES OF RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.191.htm#191.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"aee05450a14e39a49e3c4f585c31f729a8c9f282ba533326fe8f3c0f48545ee7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-191.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-191.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}