15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 3.8.12
The State Registrar shall examine the sworn statement and the documentary
Cite as 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, R. 3.8.12
The State Registrar shall examine the sworn statement and the documentary
evidence and shall determine the acceptability of such evidence in establishing the
facts of birth. If the State Registrar rejects the evidence offered as unsatisfactory,
written notification of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection shall be
provided to the applicant. Commensurate with the individual’s age, the State
Registrar may waive some of the five (5) years required on the evidence. If the
State Registrar accepts the evidence offered, upon receipt of the service fee, the
State Registrar, or designated representative, shall abstract on the delayed
certificate of birth, a description of each document submitted to support the facts
shown on the delayed birth certificate. This delayed certificate shall then be used
to register the birth and the applicant shall be provided with one certified copy of
the certificate.