1 TOP 10 REASONS WHY RECORDS ARE REJECTEDPRESENTED BY ALICE RAE WHITLEY

2 ALTERATIONS White Out Mark Through Damaged Records 1. Cuts 2. Tears3. Stains

3 JOHN DOE

4 MISSING INFORMATION Date of Death Time of Death (A.M. or P.M.)No Relationship to Informant Item 13 (OTHER) Not Specified Item 21, Disposition Specifics Missing (Section, Block, Etc.) or Unknown Accident Etc. Missing 40a-41 Cause of Death Information

5 MISSING INFORMATION CONTINUATIONType of Certifier Title of Certifier

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7 PAPER FORMAT Outdated Form No Short Margins No State Specifications1. 24lb, Acid Free Light Cockle 2. 25% White Cotton 3. ¾” Left Side Margin 4. ¾” from Top Edge of Paper to first line No Xerox Copies

8 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES- VITAL STATISTICSDEC NO SHORT MARGINS

9 ILLEGIBLE WRITING Date Certified Name of CertifierRegistrar File Numbers Date Received by Registrar Signature Stamp (No Double Stamping)

10 Jane Doe Jane Doe

11 DATES NOT FLOWING Date of Injury After Date of DeathDate Certified Before Date of Death Date Received by Registrar Before Date of Death and Before Date Certified

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13 INCORRECT REGISTRAR Wrong Registrar Signing for RecordsRecords Filed in Wrong County Omitting Pct. Numbers if Outside City Limits Incorrect Registration Numbers or format

14 Pct. # 2 digit registrar # 2 digit yr.

15 MISSING Signatures No Signature of Registrar Deputies Signatures OnlyCertifiers Signature Missing Printed Name of Certifier Missing Funeral Directors Signature and Numbers Missing

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17 INK COLOR AND INK PROBLEMSNot Durable Black or Blue Ink Smeared Ink

18 JOHN DOE

19 FILING IN WRONG YEAR Date of Death One Year and Registrar File Number Another Year (Example: Date of Death 08/11/08, Registrar File Number: )

20 August 11, 2008

21 NO AOP When Birth Certificate is Marked Mother not Married and there is a Father is on the Birth Record THERE MUST BE AN AOP PROCESSED.

22 JOHN DOE REQUIRES AN AOP