Sec. 160.411. REQUIRED FORM    


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  • The bureau of vital statistics shall adopt a form for registering with the registry. The form must require the signature of the registrant. The form must state that:

    (1) the form is signed under penalty of perjury;

    (2) a timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or for termination of the registrant's parental rights;

    (3) a timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity;

    (4) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity;

    (5) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support enforcement agency;

    (6) the registrant should also register in another state if the conception or birth of the child occurred in the other state;

    (7) information on registries in other states is available from the bureau of vital statistics; and

    (8) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.