Texas Family Code - Section 162.407. Registration
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§ 162.407. REGISTRATION. (a) The administrator shall
require each registration applicant to sign a written application.
(b) An adoptee adopted or placed through an authorized
agency may register through the registry maintained by that agency
or the registry to which the agency has delegated registry services
or through the central registry maintained by the bureau.
(c) Birth parents and biological siblings shall register
through:
(1) the registry of the authorized agency through
which the adoptee was adopted or placed; or
(2) the central registry.
(d) The administrator may not accept an application for
registration unless the applicant:
(1) provides proof of identity as provided by Section
162.408;
(2) establishes the applicant's eligibility to
register; and
(3) pays all required registration fees.
(e) A registration remains in effect until the 99th
anniversary of the date the registration is accepted unless a
shorter period is specified by the applicant or the registration is
withdrawn before that time.
(f) A registrant may withdraw the registrant's registration
in writing without charge at any time.
(g) After a registration is withdrawn or expires, the
registrant shall be treated as if the person has not previously
registered.
(h) A completed registry application must be accepted or
rejected before the 46th day after the date the application is
received. If an application is rejected, the administrator shall
provide the applicant with a written statement of the reason for the
rejection.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 968, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,
1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, § 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 162.309 162.401 162.402 162.403 162.404 162.405 162.406 162.407 162.408 162.409 162.411 162.412 162.413 162.414 162.416
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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