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213.121 Amendment of certificate or report.
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A certificate or report registered under this chapter may be amended only in
accordance with this section and administrative regulations adopted by the cabinet
to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records.
A certificate or report that is amended under this section shall be marked
"amended," except as otherwise provided in this section. The date of amendment
and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment
shall be endorsed on or made a part of the record. The cabinet shall prescribe by
administrative regulation the conditions under which additions or minor corrections
may be made to certificates or records within one (1) year after the date of the event
without the certificate or record being marked "amended."
Upon written request of both parents and receipts of a sworn acknowledgment of
paternity signed by both parents of a child born to an unmarried woman, the state
registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the paternity, if paternity is not
already shown on the certificate of birth. The certificate shall not be marked
"amended."
Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court changing the name of a
person born in the Commonwealth and upon request of the person or the person's
parents, guardian, or legal representative, the state registrar shall amend the
certificate of birth to show the new name.
Upon receipt of a sworn statement by a licensed physician indicating that the gender
of an individual born in the Commonwealth has been changed by surgical procedure
and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing that
individual's name, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended as
prescribed by regulation to reflect the change.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 23, effective July 13, 1990.
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