10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 8
Given names may be added to the certificate within the first year after the date of filing, upon receipt of an application (VS-7) from:
The name(s) shall be entered where the item was left blank on the existing certificate. Entries shall be typewritten whenever possible or clearly printed in black ink.
A notation indicating the source of the information added (i.e., applicant) and the date the change was made shall be entered on the certificate in such a way as not to become a part of any copy issued.
Certificates altered or completed under this section shall not be regarded as amended.
The fee for adding given names to the birth record under this section shall be paid at the time the application is presented to the Office of Vital Statistics. It includes a complimentary copy of the record after amendment.
After one year from the date of filing, the provisions of section 5 and 6 must be followed to add a given name to the birth record, using the application (VS-7) and appropriate documentation. A court order for a legal change of name is not required for addition of a given name if the applicant is adding a name he or she has used most of his or her life.
Given names may be added to the certificate subsequent to the first year after the date of filing, upon receipt of an application (VS-7) from the registrant if 18 years of age or older, both parents, the mother in the case of a child born out of wedlock, or the father in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother, or the mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father.
The name(s) shall be entered in the name blocks on the certificate. Entries shall be typewritten whenever possible or clearly printed in black ink.
A notation indicating the source of the information added (i.e., documentation) and the date the change was made shall be entered on the certificate in such a way as to become a part of any copy issued.
Certificates altered or completed under this section are regarded as amended.
The fee for adding given names to the birth record under this section shall be paid at the time the application is presented to the Office of Vital Statistics. It includes a complimentary certified copy of the record after amendment.
10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 8