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SB 167, 55th R.S.

Relating to amending certain Acts to provide that the state registrar, county clerk, or local registrar shall not issue a certified copy disclosing illegitimacy or otherwise disclose illegitimacy unless the issuance of the certified copy or the disclosure is authorized by order of the county court of the county in which the birth, death, or fetal death occurred; providing that access to certain files based on legitimation, paternity determination, and adoption shall not be authorized except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Author: Jarrard Secrest

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 1957, 55th R.S.,ch. 249, General and Special Laws of Texas

Subjects:
BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES
Health--General
VITAL STATISTICS & RECORDS

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