Sec. 192.0051. REPORT OF DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY. (a) A report of each determination of paternity in this state shall be filed with the state registrar.
(b) On a determination of paternity, the petitioner shall provide the clerk of the court in which the decree was granted with the information necessary to prepare the report. The clerk shall:
(1) report the determination on a form or in a manner provided by the department; and
(2) complete the report immediately after the decree becomes final.
(c) On completion of the report, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state registrar the report for each decree that became final in that court.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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