Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 160.422 - Certificate of Search of Registry(a) The vital statistics unit shall furnish a certificate of the results of a search of the registry on request by an individual, a court, or an agency listed in Section 160.412(b).(b) The certificate of the results of a search must be signed on behalf of the unit and state that: (1) a search has been made of the registry; and(2) a registration containing the information required to identify the registrant: (A) has been found and is attached to the certificate; or(c) A petitioner must file the certificate of the results of a search of the registry with the court before a proceeding for the adoption of or termination of parental rights regarding a child may be concluded.(d) A search of the registry is not required if a parent-child relationship exists between a man and the child, as provided by Section 160.201(b), and that man:(1) has been served with citation of the proceeding for termination of the parent-child relationship; or(2) has signed a relinquishment of parental rights with regard to the child.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 1.074, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2007.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. 6/14/2001.