40 Tex. Admin. Code § 817.5 - Certificate of Age
(a) To request a
certificate of age, an applicant must submit the
following:
(1) a completed application on a
form provided by the Agency;
(2) a
recent photograph (color or black and white) approximately 1 1/2 inches by 1
1/2 inches, showing a full head shot of the applicant; and
(3) proof of age. A copy of one of the
following documents is required as proof of age:
(A) birth certificate;
(B) baptismal certificate showing the date of
birth;
(C) life insurance policy
insuring the life of the child and reflecting the date of his or her
birth;
(D) passport or certificate
of arrival in the United States issued not more than one year prior to the date
of application for certificate; or
(E) the school record or the school-census
record of the age of the child, together with the sworn statement of a parent,
guardian, or person having custody of the child as to the age of the child, and
a certificate signed by a physician specifying his or her opinion as to the age
of the child, and the height, weight, and other facts relating to development
upon which his or her opinion concerning age is based.
(b) Certificates of age are
effective from the date of their issuance until the applicant reaches 18 years
of age. No renewal is necessary, but lost certificates may be reissued upon new
application.
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