10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 9, § 1 - Definitions

A. Affiant. "Affiant" means a person who has made an affidavit.

B. Affidavit. "Affidavit" means a statement made before a notary or other official qualified to take oaths.

C. Applicant. "Applicant" means a person 15 years of age or older who is the registrant; a parent or guardian if the registrant is under 15 years of age or is mentally incompetent; or a registrant who is under the age of 15 but has been designated an emancipated minor.

D. Application. "Application" means the application for a delayed registration of birth (VS-6 or other appropriate form), as prescribed and furnished by the state registrar.

E. Birth Facts. "Birth facts" means the registrant's full name, sex, date of birth (month, day, year) and place of birth (town, state).

F. Certificate of Live Birth. "Certificate of live birth" means the form in general use for registering births which occur in Maine.

G. Delayed Birth Registration. "Delayed birth registration" means the form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar for this purpose.

H. Office of Vital Statistics. "Office of Vital Statistics" means the Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics.

I. Parentage. "Parentage" means the full maiden name of the mother and the full name of the father.

J. Registrant. "Registrant" means the person whose birth is to be registered.

K. Registration. "Registration" means the filing of a record with the Office of Vital Statistics as required by law. Registration is complete when the Office of Vital Statistics enters the date of filing and signs the certificate.

L. State Registrar. "State registrar" means the State Registrar , Deputy State Registrar or other designated employee of the Office of Vital Statistics.

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