Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics
Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics
Chapter 3 - Registration of Live Births
Subchapter 16 - Amendments to Birth Certificate
Rule 15-5-85-3.16.5 - More than one amendment to an item
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 15-5-85-3.16.5
Current through September 24, 2024
Once an amendment of an item is made on a birth certificate, that item shall not be amended again unless a court order is received from a court of competent jurisdiction within the state of Mississippi. Note: The witnessed statement giving a child a non-traditional surname, filed with the birth certificate by the facility of birth, is not considered an amendment to the name item.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-7
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