§ 130A-104. Registration of birth one year or more after birth. - North Carolina Statutes

§130A‑104.  Registration of birth one year or more after birth.

(a)        When the birth of aperson born in this State has not been registered within one year after birth,a delayed certificate may be filed with the register of deeds in the county inwhich the birth occurred. An applicant for a delayed certificate must submitthe minimum documentation prescribed by the State Registrar.

(b)        A certificate ofbirth registered one year or more after the date of the birth shall be marked"delayed" and show the date of the delayed registration. A summarystatement of evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall beendorsed on the certificate. The register of deeds shall forward the originaland a duplicate to the State Registrar for final approval. If the certificatecomplies with the rules and has not been previously registered, the StateRegistrar shall file the original and return the duplicate to the register ofdeeds for recording.

(c)        When an applicantdoes not submit the minimum documentation required or when the State Registrarfinds reason to question the validity or adequacy of the certificate ordocumentary evidence, the State Registrar shall not register the delayedcertificate and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action. Ifthe deficiencies are not corrected, the applicant shall be advised of the rightto an administrative hearing and of the availability of a judicialdetermination under G.S. 130A‑106.

(d)        Delayedcertificates shall have the same evidentiary value as those registered withinfive days. (1941, c. 126; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1969, c. 80, s. 8;c. 1031, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1979, c. 95, s. 6; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)