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144-15
144.15 DELAYED REGISTRATIONS OF BIRTH.
When the birth of a person born in this state has not been
registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with
regulations. The certificate shall be registered subject to
evidentiary requirements prescribed to substantiate the alleged facts
of birth. Certificates of birth registered one year or more after
the date of occurrence shall be marked "delayed" and shall show on
their face the date of the delayed registration. A summary statement
of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration
shall be endorsed on the certificate. A delayed certificate of birth
shall not be registered for a deceased person.
When an applicant does not submit the substantiating evidence
required for delayed registration or when the state registrar finds
reason to question the validity or adequacy of the evidence, the
state registrar shall not register the delayed certificate and shall
advise the applicant of the reasons for this action. The
registration official shall advise the applicant of the applicant's
right of appeal to the district court pursuant to sections 144.17 and
144.18, which sections shall be applicable to such appeal
notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act,
chapter 17A.
The department may by regulation provide for the dismissal of an
application which is not actively prosecuted. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.15] Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 159, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Referred to in § 144.17, 144.25, 331.611
