(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
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