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144.17 PETITION TO ESTABLISH CERTIFICATE.
1. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the
provisions of section 144.15, a petition may be filed with the
district court for an order establishing a record of the date and
place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to
be registered.
2. a. The petition shall be made on a form prescribed and
furnished by the state registrar and shall allege:
(1) That the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is
sought was born in this state.
(2) That no record of birth of that person can be found in the
office of the state or county custodian of birth records.
(3) That diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain
the evidence required in accordance with section 144.15.
(4) That the state registrar has refused to register a delayed
certificate of birth.
(5) Such other allegations as may be required.
b. The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the
registration official made in accordance with section 144.15 and all
documentary evidence which was submitted to the registration official
in support of such registration. The petition shall be verified by
the petitioner. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.17] Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1158, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §193
Referred to in § 144.15, 144.25, 331.611
