§ 81-5-401. Maintenance of records.

(1) The Office of Vital Records and Statistics shall register the following records that are filed with the office: (a) all declarations of paternity; (b) all judicial and administrative determinations of parentage; and (c) all notices of proceedings to establish parentage that are filed in accordance with Sections 81-13-207, 81-13-212, and 81-13-213. (2) A notice of initiation of parentage proceedings may not be accepted into the registry unless accompanied by a copy of the pleading that has been filed with the court to establish parentage. (3) A notice of initiation of parentage proceedings may not be filed if another man is the adjudicated or declarant father.