Tex. Health & Safety Code § 191.056 · Subchapter C. COPIES OF RECORDS
COPIES COLLECTED BY NATIONAL AGENCY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
(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.
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0543, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.191.htm
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