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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 191.0049. Birth Record Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

On request of a child or youth described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without fee or parental consent, a certified copy of the child's or youth's birth record to:

(1) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a;

(2) a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services;  and

(3) a young adult who:

(A) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age;  and

(B) resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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