Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Application for
correction. The following persons may apply to correct any item on the birth
certificate:
(i) One of the parents listed on
the certificate;
(ii) A legal
guardian upon presentation of proof of guardianship;
(iii) The registrant if of legal
age;
(iv) The individual
responsible for preparing the certificate.
(b) Correction or addition of given names.
(i) Within the first year following birth,
given names may be changed, added, deleted or corrected upon receipt of a
signed request of the parents named on the certificate, or the guardian or
agency having legal custody. Before the first birthday, the name is added to
the face of the birth certificate.
(ii) The child's name may be added before the
child's seventh birthday on certificates bearing no given name upon receipt of
a signed request of the parents named on the certificate, or the guardian or
agency having legal custody. After the first birthday, the name is added by
affidavit and the certificate is marked "Amended." After the seventh birthday,
the name is added by affidavit and documentary evidence is required.
(c) Amendment of surname.
(i) The surname cannot be changed except upon
receipt of a certified copy of a court order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
(ii) Within the first
year of birth, spelling and typographical errors may be corrected by a request
signed by the parents named on the certificate, or the hospital responsible for
preparing the birth certificate.
(iii) After the first year spelling and
typographical errors may be corrected by affidavit and documentary
evidence.
(iv) Surname suffixes
such as Jr., II, etc. are considered part of the surname and the above rules
apply.
(d) Date, place
and hour of birth. Within the first year of birth corrections to date, place
and hour of birth may be made upon receipt of a signed statement from the
hospital where the birth occurred or from the attending physician. In the
absence of the above, the certifier may make the correction with acceptable
evidence.
(e) Sex as stated on
birth certificate.
(i) Within the first year
the certificate may be amended by the hospital or by a statement from the
attending physician.
(ii) After the
first year the certificate may be amended by an affidavit and a statement from
a physician.
(iii) When the sex of
an individual has been changed, a court order shall be required to amend the
birth certificate.
(f)
If the State Registrar ascertains a correction should be made on a certificate
and correction proceedings are not completed by the registrant, any copies
of
