                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FILING AND REGISTRATION OF DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATES; REFUSAL OF REGISTRATION;
NOTICE OF RIGHT OF APPEAL (§ 32.1-259)

A. When the birth of a person born in this Commonwealth has not been registered,
a certificate may be prepared and filed in accordance with regulations of the
Board. Such certificate shall be registered subject to such documentary evidence
requirements as the Board shall by regulation prescribe to substantiate the
alleged facts of birth.

B. A certificate of birth registered one year or more after the date of birth
shall be recorded on forms prescribed and furnished by the Board, marked
&#8220;Delayed&#8221; and shall show on the face the date of the delayed
registration.

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

D. 1. When an applicant does not submit the documentation required in the
regulations for delayed registration or when the State Registrar finds reason to
question the validity or adequacy of the proposed certificate or the documentary
evidence, if the deficiencies are not corrected, the State Registrar shall not
register the delayed certificate of birth and shall notify the applicant of the
reasons for this action and shall also advise the applicant 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 application
   which is not actively pursued.

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