15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 3.19.1
Proceedings brought under Mississippi Code Annotated §41-57-23 must be
Cite as 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, R. 3.19.1
Proceedings brought under Mississippi Code Annotated §41-57-23 must be
brought against the Board of Health. Any court action should be based upon the
certificate on file with the Board of Health. The petition should set out the error to
be corrected, and include any documentation or other evidence upon which the
claim of an error is based. A certified copy of the subject certificate and any
documentary support of the petition should be attached as exhibits. In the absence
of any support for a claim, the Board of Health will base its answer on the prima
facie facts on the birth certificate on file. Court proceedings brought under
Mississippi Code Annotated §93-17-1 do not necessarily entitle a party to an
amendment to a birth certificate, unless the Board of Health is a party to the
proceedings.