Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 10 - Public Health Administration
Subchapter 10 - Registries
Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Vital Records
Section 216-RICR-10-10-1.38 - Procedure to Amend Vital Records

Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 10 10 1.38

Current through September 18, 2024

A. An amendment to a vital record shall be completed by one (1) of the following methods:

1. Completing a blank item with the correct information and denoting the amended information with an asterisk; or

2. Drawing a single line through the incorrect information, noting the correct information directly above or next to it, and denoting the corrected information with an asterisk; or

3. Preparing a new certificate with the corrected information, when corrected in accordance with § 1.14 of this Part; or

4. If the vital event was registered electronically, then all the information must be amended as directed within the current electronic registration system noting the date of the amendment, the information being amended and any applicable comments on the bottom of the certified copy or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar.

B. A vital record which has been amended shall be marked "Amended" and the date of the amendment shall be entered on the vital record, except as provided in §§ 1.14, 1.37(E) and 1.39 of this Part.

1. In the case of a legal name changed granted by a court of competent jurisdiction, the name of the court granting the legal name change and the date granted must appear on the certificate unless the name is changed through a paternity, legitimation or adoption or as authorized in § 1.39 of this Part.

C. Except as provided in § 1.14 of this Part, when the name of the registrant on a birth certificate is changed by court order, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-3-21(a) and (c), the birth certificate shall be marked "Amended" and the effective date of the order and the name of the court shall be entered on the birth certificate.

D. When the State Registrar amends a vital record, a record of all evidentiary documentation supporting the amendment shall be preserved in a permanent cross-reference file in the Office. The State Registrar shall report all amendments to the local registrar(s) who have the records on file by transmitting a photocopy or other notification of the amendment, in order that the local registrar shall amend his/her copy of the vital record to agree with the original vital record on file at the Office.

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