32.1-259 - Filing and registration of delayed birth certificates; refusal of registration; notice of right of appeal. - Virginia Statutes

§ 32.1-259. Filing and registration of delayed birth certificates; refusal ofregistration; notice of right of appeal.

A. When the birth of a person born in this Commonwealth has not beenregistered, a certificate may be prepared and filed in accordance withregulations of the Board. Such certificate shall be registered subject tosuch documentary evidence requirements as the Board shall by regulationprescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of birth.

B. A certificate of birth registered one year or more after the date of birthshall be recorded on forms prescribed and furnished by the Board, marked"Delayed" and shall show on the face the date of the delayed registration.

C. A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayedregistration shall be endorsed on the certificate.

D. 1. When an applicant does not submit the documentation required in theregulations for delayed registration or when the State Registrar finds reasonto question the validity or adequacy of the proposed certificate or thedocumentary evidence, if the deficiencies are not corrected, the StateRegistrar shall not register the delayed certificate of birth and shallnotify the applicant of the reasons for this action and shall also advise theapplicant of his right to petition for a court order pursuant to § 32.1-260.

2. The Board may by regulation provide for the dismissal of an applicationwhich is not actively pursued.

(Code 1950, § 32-353.17; 1954, c. 201; 1956, c. 260; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c.711; 1983, c. 240.)