La. Public Health and Safety § 40:34.4

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 40:34.4 - Original birth certificate; required contents; circumstances of birth

The circumstances of the birth of the child shall be entered on the original birth certificate. These circumstances shall include all of the following:

(1) Time of birth.

(2) Date of birth, including the year, the month, and the day.

(3) Place of birth, address, including city or town and state; if in a hospital or other institution, its name.

(4) Whether a plural birth. A separate certificate is required for each child in a plural birth.

(5) If a plural birth, the number of each child in order of birth.

La. Public Health and Safety § 40:34.4

Acts 2016, No. 434, §3.

Added by Acts 2016, No. 434,s. 3, eff. 8/1/2016.