Section 191.009 - Use of Diacritical Marks(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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.009
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1041,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017. See Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1041, Sec. 4.