Full question:
I recently turned 18 and I changed my given name. My birth certificate is still in my given name. Can I make changes to my birth certificate in Illinois?
- Category: Minors
- Subcategory: Birth Certificates
- Date:
- State: Illinois
Answer:
Yes. In Illinois, a birth certificate can be corrected by filing an affidavit and certificate of correction request with the Illinois Department of Public Health along with a valid ID.Further, 77 Ill. Adm. Code, Part 500 states that:
a) The State Registrar shall endorse on the record or certificate the following additions and/or minor corrections made within one year after the date of occurrence without the certificate being considered amended. Additions or minor corrections shall be made unless the change affects the integrity of the record (for example, a contradiction to existing documentation such as a hospital medical record). For purposes of this Section, singular terms should be read to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
1) Minor Birth Corrections include, but are not limited to:
A) Additions and/or changes of given names of the registered person;
B) Changes in the time of birth, if it does not change date of occurrence;
C) Changes in the sex designation of the registered person within one year after the date of birth, if justified by the given name or based on the newborn delivery records from the hospital;
D) Spelling errors or omissions of the parents' first or middle name;
E) Parents' ages, if within two years of the age shown;
F) Parents' places of birth, if the country is not different;
G) Mother's residence and/or mailing address at the time of occurrence; or
H) Spelling errors in the registered person's and/or parent's surname, if verified by a signature.
1) Minor Birth Corrections include, but are not limited to:
A) Additions and/or changes of given names of the registered person;
B) Changes in the time of birth, if it does not change date of occurrence;
C) Changes in the sex designation of the registered person within one year after the date of birth, if justified by the given name or based on the newborn delivery records from the hospital;
D) Spelling errors or omissions of the parents' first or middle name;
E) Parents' ages, if within two years of the age shown;
F) Parents' places of birth, if the country is not different;
G) Mother's residence and/or mailing address at the time of occurrence; or
H) Spelling errors in the registered person's and/or parent's surname, if verified by a signature.
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