District Attorney Yeni Berenice Reynoso told the Listin Diario that she is worried that there continues to be a large number of delayed declarations of births in the country. She reported that her office received 2,162 cases of late declarations of birth in the first quarter of the year, despite the readily available facilities and personnel at public hospitals in the National District to assist parents in declaring the births prior to leaving the hospital.
The declarations data was processed at the Unit of Late Declarations of the District Attorney of the National District, located at the headquarters of the Central Electoral Board. The quarterly report prepared by the Unit of Management Indicators shows that this unit received 1,505 cases (70%) of late declarations of birth and the remaining 30%, or 657 cases are death notifications.
The report says that 90% of the late declarations of births are for minors and the remaining 10% are adults. The District Attorney commented that rate of cases that come into the office has remained steady over time. The District Attorney urged parents to make timely declarations so as to avoid the extra processing difficulties and delays caused by late declarations.