Changes To Birth, Death Or Marriage Records

Who can request changes to birth, death, or marriage records

Vital records are confidential. Only people with a direct and tangible interest in the records can request changes be made to the record. Changes to your records can only be requested by:

• You;
• Your mother, father, child, sibling, guardian, or authorized agent;
• Attorneys-at-law, title examiners, or members of legally incorporated genealogical societies conducting official duties;
• A person who needs information to determine or protect personal or property rights;
• A person with a court order instructing the registrar to change the document.

Time to process: It takes 3 - 4 weeks to process your amendment request.

Identification

To make a change to a birth, death, or marriage record, you must provide a valid, government-issued photo identification to prove you are entitled to make the request. Acceptable documents include:

• Driver's license
• Passport
• Military identification
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Alien Registration Card

If you are requesting a change to a birth, death, or marriage record by mail, you must include a readable copy of an approved form of identification.

Requirements

For corrections or changes related to name change, sex change, and other fields, click the document below.