| (a) To be acceptable for registration:
(1) the name of the person at the time of the birth
and the date and place of birth entered on a delayed registration
of birth shall be supported by at least:
(A) two documents, only one of which may be an affidavit
of personal knowledge, if the birth occurred at least four years but
less than 15 years before the date of the application; or
(B) three documents, only one of which may be an affidavit
of personal knowledge, if the birth occurred 15 or more years before
the date of the application; and
(2) at least one piece of acceptable documentary evidence
shall establish to the satisfaction of the State Registrar the name
of at least one parent.
(b) The State Registrar shall determine the acceptability
of all documentary evidence submitted.
(1) Documents must be from independent sources and
shall be in the form of the original record or a duly certified copy
thereof or a signed statement from the custodian of the record or
document.
(2) Documents may include but are not limited to:
(A) census records;
(B) hospital records;
(C) military records;
(D) Social Security records;
(E) school records; or
(F) other documents as designated by the State Registrar.
(3) For persons 15 years of age or older, all documents
submitted in evidence, other than an affidavit of personal knowledge,
must be at least five years old.
(4) At least one document submitted in evidence should
have been created within the first 10 years of life.
(5) Documents shall not contain contradictory information
regarding the person's name, date of birth, and place of birth. The
identity of at least one parent must be established by information
that does not contradict any other information available to the State
Registrar. If documents contain contradictory information regarding
a second parent, and the delayed certificate of birth is accepted
for registration, then no information for the second parent will be
recorded on the certificate.
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