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Code · Louisiana · Title 40 — Public Health and Safety

RS 40:46.11

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RS 40:46.11
§46.11. Review by district attorney
At the time at which the child requests the amendment of the existing birth certificate under R.S. 40:46 et seq., the state registrar shall require an affidavit to be obtained from the district attorney of the parish in which the child resides or is domiciled stating any objection to the name change. If the district attorney does not object, the state registrar shall prepare a new birth certificate for the major child. If there is an objection, the state registrar may not proceed to prepare a new birth certificate until the district attorney's objection has been resolved.
Acts 2016, No. 434, §3.
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