How Do I Make Changes to or Amend My Birth Certificate?
When a person changes their name or gender, it typically necessitates updating identity documents and making alterations to their birth certificates to represent their new name or gender change.
In the United States, possessing an accurate birth certificate is vital for availing key services like banking, healthcare, education, and obtaining passports and other identifying documents.
The state of your birth is responsible for issuing your identity documents, and the regulations for making any changes to these documents differ from state to state. Consequently, understanding the necessary procedures to update these documents to match your name and or gender identity is crucial.
The table below outlines the state website where you can access information on how to change or amend your birth certificate to reflect a new name or gender change.
See State Requirements for Changing Gender on a Birth Certificate for state by state rules.
| State | Correction/Amendment Details |
|---|---|
| Alabama |
State Agency Name:Alabama Public Health, Vital Records Division Website: Birth Certificate Corrections/Changes. Filing Fee:$20 |
| Alaska |
State Agency Name:Alaska Department of Health, Vital Records Office (Anchorage) Website:Alaska Vital Records Office (Anchorage). State Agency Name:Alaska Vital Records Office (Juneau) Form:Alaska Vital Records Office (Juneau). Other Helpful Information: Amending ID Documents in Alaska. Filing Fee:$60 |
| Arizona |
State Agency Name:Arizona Department of Health Services, Vital Records Division Website:Birth Certificate Corrections and Amendments. Filing Fee:$30 |
| Arkansas |
State Agency Name:Arkansas Department of Health Website:Change or Amend a Birth or Death Certificate. Filing Fee:$15 |
| California |
State Agency Name:California Department of Public Health Website:Vital Records. Other Helpful Information:Application to Amend a Birth Record. Filing Fee:$26 |
| Colorado |
State Agency Name:Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Website:Correct or Change a Birth Certificate. Filing Fee:$20 |
| Connecticut |
State Agency Name:Connecticut Department of Public Health Website:Requesting a Correction or Amendment to a Vital Record. Filing Fee:$30 |
| Delaware |
State Agency Name:Delaware Division of Public Health Website:Office of Vital Statistics. Filing Fee:No Fee |
| District of Columbia |
State Agency Name:DC Health Website:Amending a Record. Filing Fee:$23 |
| Florida |
State Agency Name:Florida Department of Health Website:Amendments and Corrections. Filing Fee:$20 |
| Georgia |
State Agency Name:Georgia Department of Public Health Website:Vital Records: Birth Records. Filing Fee:$10 |
| Hawaii |
State Agency Name:State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Vital Records Website:Amendments. Filing Fee:$3.00 |
| Idaho |
State Agency Name:Georgia Department of Public Health Website:Change a Birth Certificate. Fee:$20 |
| Illinois |
State Agency Name:Illinois Department of Public Health Website:Correct Birth Certificate. Filing Fee:$15 |
| Indiana |
State Agency Name:Indiana Department of Health, Vital Records Website:Corrections & Amendments. Filing Fee:$8.00 |
| Iowa |
State Agency Name:Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Statistics Website:Vital Records. Other Helpful Information:Amendment to Iowa Birth Certificate. Filing Fee:$15 |
| Kansas |
State Agency Name:Kansas Division of Public Health, Office of Vital Statistics Website:How to Amend Birth Certificates. Filing Fee:$20 |
| Kentucky |
State Agency Name:Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, The Office of Vital Statistics Website:Amending Records. Filing Fee:No fee |
| Louisiana |
State Agency Name:Louisiana Department of Health, State Registrar & Vital Records Website:Amendments to Birth Records. Filing Fee:$27.50 |
| Maine |
State Agency Name:Maine Division of Public Health Systems; Data, Research & Vital Statistics Website:How to Amend, Correct or Complete a Vital Record in Maine. Filing Fee:$60 |
| Maryland |
State Agency Name:Maryland Department of Health, Vital Statistics Administration Website:Request Corrections. Filing Fee:$20 |
| Massachusetts |
State Agency Name:Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Vital & Public Records Website:Amending or Correcting a Record of Birth, Death, or Marriage. Filing Fee:$50 |
| Michigan |
State Agency Name:Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Website: Correct A Birth Record. Filing Fee:$50 |
| Minnesota |
State Agency Name:Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records Website:Birth Record Amendments. Filing Fee:$40 |
| Mississippi |
State Agency Name:Mississippi State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records Website:Changes or Corrections. Filing Fee:To determine the fee, call 601-206-8200 or send e-mail to VRInfo@msdh.ms.gov |
| Missouri |
State Agency Name:Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records Website:Correct/Amend a Vital Record. Filing Fee:No fee |
| Montana |
State Agency Name:Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, Public Health and Safety Division Website:Birth & Death Certificates: Forms and Applications. Filing Fee:$27 |
| Nebraska |
State Agency Name:Nebraska Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Records Website:Vital Records: Birth Certificates. Filing Fee:$16 |
| Nevada |
State Agency Name:Nebraska Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Records Website:Beneficial Ownership Information. Filing Fee:$45 |
| New Hampshire |
State Agency Name:New Hampshire Secretary of State, Vital Records Division Website:Purchasing & Correcting Vital Records. Filing Fee:$10 |
| New Jersey |
State Agency Name:New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry Form:Correcting a Vital Record. Fee:No fee |
| New Mexico |
State Agency Name:New Mexico Department of Health, Vital Records and Health Statistics Website:Vital Records. Filing Fee:$20 |
| New York |
State Agency Name:New York State Department of Health, Vital Records Website:Birth Certificate Corrections. Filing Fee:No Fee |
| North Carolina |
State Agency Name:North Carolina Division of Public Health, Office of Vital Records Website:NC Vital Records: Change a Record. Filing Fee:$39 |
| North Dakota |
State Agency Name:North Dakota Health and Human Services, Vital Records Website:Changing a Birth Record. Filing Fee:$15 |
| Ohio |
State Agency Name:Department of Public Health Contact your local county Department of Public Health to obtain an Application to Correct Birth Certificate Fee:Fees vary by county |
| Oklahoma |
State Agency Name:Oklahoma State Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records Website:Birth and Death Certificate Amendments. Filing Fee:$40 |
| Oregon |
State Agency Name:Oregon Health Authority, Vital Records Website:Making Changes or Amendments to Vital Records. Filing Fee:$35 |
| Pennsylvania |
State Agency Name:Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries Website:Modifying a Birth Record. Filing Fee:$20 |
| Rhode Island |
State Agency Name:Rhode Island Department of Health, Center of Vital Records Website:Changes to Birth, Death or Marriage Records. Filing Fee:$10 |
| South Carolina |
State Agency Name:South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Vital Records Office Website:How do I amend or change the information on a birth certificate?. Fee:$15 |
| South Dakota |
State Agency Name:South Dakota Department of Health, Vital Records Office Website:Amendments & Court Orders. Filing Fee:$8.00 |
| Tennessee |
State Agency Name:Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records Website:How do I get my certificate corrected?. Filing Fee:$15 |
| Texas |
State Agency Name:Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Website:Requirements for Changing Vital Records. Filing Fee:$15 |
| Utah |
State Agency Name:Utah Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Vital Records and Statistics Website:Amend a Vital Record. Filing Fee:Fees Vary; Contact the Utah Office of Vital Records |
| Vermont |
State Agency Name:Vermont Department of Health, Health Statistics and Vital Records Website:Correct or amend a birth certificate. Filing Fee:$10 |
| Virginia |
State Agency Name:Virginia Department of Health, Vital Records Website:How to Request an Amendment to a Birth Certificate. Filing Fee:$10 |
| Washington |
State Agency Name:Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics Office Website:Changing Birth Certificates. Filing Fee:No fee |
| West Virginia |
State Agency Name:West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Health Statistics Center Website:Correct or Amend a Certificate. Filing Fee:$12 |
| Wisconsin |
State Agency Name:Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Vital Records Office Website:Vital Records: Amending a Vital Record. Filing Fee:$10 name change; $20 gender change |
| Wyoming |
State Agency Name:Wyoming Department of Health, Vital Statistics Services Website:Corrections and Court Order Changes. Filing Fee:$55 |