19 CSR 10-10.010
Birth
PURPOSE: This rule concerns recording of births for babies born in
wedlock and out of wedlock.
(1) If the mother was married either at the time of conception
or birth, the name of the husband shall be entered on the
certificate as the father of the child unless paternity has been
determined otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
which case the name of the father, as determined by the court,
shall be entered.
(2) If the mother was not married either at the time of
conception or birth, the name of the father shall not be entered
on the certificate of birth without the written consent of
the mother and the person to be named as the father unless
a determination of paternity has been made by a court of
competent jurisdiction, in which case the name of the father,
as determined by the court, shall be entered.
AUTHORITY: section 193.035, RSMo Supp. 1998.* This rule was
previously filed as 13 CSR 50-150.010 and 19 CSR 30-10.010.
Original rule filed July 16, 1965, effective July 26, 1965. Changed
to 19 CSR 10-10.010 July 30, 1998. Amended: Filed March 12, 1999,
effective Sept. 30, 1999.
*Original authority: 193.035, RSMo 1984, amended 1993, 1995.