# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.009: USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.009

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.009
- **Heading:** USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.009

## Text

(a) In this section, "diacritical mark" means a mark used in Latin script to change the sound of the letter to which it is added or used to distinguish the meaning of the word in which the letter appears. The term includes accents, tildes, graves, umlauts, and cedillas.

(b) The state registrar shall ensure that a vital statistics record issued under this title properly records any diacritical mark used in a person's name.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.001 § 191.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.002 § 191.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.003 § 191.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.004 § 191.004. STATE REGISTRAR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.005 § 191.005. VITAL STATISTICS ACCOUNT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.006 § 191.006. RECORDS OF PERSONS IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.007 § 191.007. REGULATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.008 § 191.008. SORTING COLLECTED DATA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.009 § 191.009. USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.010 § 191.010. DEATH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0011 § 191.0011. REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.0011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.011 § 191.011. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.012 § 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.021 § 191.021. REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.021.md)

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