Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 12. Health |
Agency 5. Department of Health |
Chapter 550. Board of Health Regulations Governing Vital Records |
Section 240. Who may file a late or delayed birth certificate and conditions
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A. A person born in the Commonwealth of Virginia whose birth is not recorded, or his parent or guardian, legal representative, or an older person having knowledge of the facts of birth, may file a certificate of birth after the time prescribed for filing subject to the procedures and requirements established by these regulations and instructions issued by the State Registrar.
B. No delayed Certificate of Birth shall be registered for a deceased person.
C. Application for delayed certificates that have not been completed within one year from the date of application may be dismissed at the discretion of the State Registrar. Upon dismissal, the State Registrar shall so advise the applicant and all documents submitted in support of such registration shall be returned to the applicant.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 8.2, eff. April 1, 1995; amended, Volume 19, Issue 26, eff. October 8, 2003.