Current through Reg. 50, No. 75; April 16, 2024
Section 64V-1.003 - Birth Certificate Amendments; Documentary Evidence Requirements(1) The following amendments do not require supporting documentary evidence: (a) Hour of birth, parent(s) age or date of birth, residence, mailing address;(b) Misspelling or transposition of letters in names of registrant or parent (s);(c) Changing a child's given name or surname up to the child's 1st birthday;(d) Adding given name(s) of registrant up to the registrant's 7th birthday;(e) Adding given name(s) of parent(s);(f) Transposition of parent(s) given names;(g) Sex if item was left blank, or if sex as recorded is clearly in conflict with given names as recorded;(h) Date of birth up to 10 days within the same calendar year but not later than the file date;(i) Mother's maiden name if married surname was originally recorded;(j) Parent(s) state or country of birth except for a change from foreign country to United States; and(k) Any other item not covered in this subsection or subsection (2) of Rule 64V-1.003, F.A.C.(2) Amendments to birth certificates as specified below shall be accompanied by original, certified, or notarized supporting documentary evidence. Except for paragraph (2)(e) of Rule 64V-1.003, F.A.C., documents submitted for registrant 18 years or older must have been established prior to the 18th birthday and must be at least 5 years old; documents submitted for registrant under the age of 18 must have been established within 7 years of the date of the birth. To correct item in paragraph (2)(e) of Rule 64V-1.003, F.A.C., the documentation must have been established within the first 7 years of the date of birth: (a) Adding given name(s) of registrant after the registrant's 7th birthday;(b) Correcting name of registrant after the registrant's 1st birthday;(c) Sex of child if it does not meet criteria contained in subsection (1)(f) of Rule 64V-1.003, F.A.C.;(d) Date of birth more than 10 days but less than 1 year provided that the requested change is not in conflict with the filing date of the birth certificate;(e) Year of birth provided that the requested change is not in conflict with the filing date of the birth certificate;(h) Parent(s) names, except for those corrections meeting criteria contained in paragraph (1)(b), (d), (e) or (h) of Rule 64V-1.003, F.A.C.;(i) Parent(s) state or country of birth from foreign born to United States;(k) Social security number of registrant or parent(s).(3) The documents submitted must substantiate the following facts of birth:(f) Date the document was originally established.(4) Suggested sources of documentary evidence are as follows: (b) Medical record or statement based on established records from a hospital, licensed physician, licensed midwife, or a public health nurse employed by the department;(c) Vital records of parent(s) or sibling(s) upon submission of an affidavit from the parent or sibling authorizing such use;(g) Social security record containing birth information provided at the time of application for a social security account number;(h) Insurance application; or(5) Other records which are verifiable, contain the required facts and support the amendment being requested may be substituted for the suggested documents in subsection (4) of Rule 64V-1.003, F.A.C. If no one record substantiates the required facts of birth, more than one supporting document may be submitted to interconnect all the facts.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64V-1.003
Specific Authority 382.003(10), (11), 382.016, 382.0255(3) FS. Law Implemented 382.003(7), 382.016 FS.New 1-1-77, Formerly 10D-49.16, Amended 10-1-88, 10-1-90, 4-18-96, 12-26-96, Formerly 10D-49.016, Amended 11-11-98, 10-19-04.