2013 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries
RS 9:227 - Certified copy unavailable; other proof
§227. Certified copy unavailable; other proof
A. If no birth certificate is on file for an applicant, a letter signed by the proper registration authority, under his raised seal or stamp, must be submitted in lieu of a birth certificate. The letter must state that a thorough search was made and that no birth record was located for the applicant.
B. The officer issuing the marriage license may demand other proof of birth facts.
Acts 1987, No. 886, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
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