SB 1121

Abstract

Birth certificates; amendments. Provides that, in cases regarding amendments to birth certificates not already set out in the Code of Virginia, an amendment to a birth certificate shall be evaluated by the State Registrar through an administrative process pursuant to regulations as may be adopted by the State Board of Health. The bill requires the State Registrar to establish and publicize an internal process for modifying birth certificates and to make available to the public on its website a standard form a birth certificate made available to the public on its website. The bill also provides that when an applicant requests a change to a vital record that requires a judicial order, the vital record shall not be amended and the State Registrar shall so advise the applicant in a written notice that the applicant has the right to petition the court.

Birth certificates; amendments. Createsa new process for the amendment of birth certificates other thanan amendment to show paternity if paternity is not shown on the birthcertificate. The bill requires the State Registrar of Vital Recordsto amend a birth certificate upon receipt of an application, a swornaffidavit testifying to the corrected information, and such otherevidence as may be required by regulations of the Board of Healthand provides that regulations of the Board specifying the minimumevidence required for an amendment to a birth certificate shall notrequire a copy of a court order or a federal census transcript asevidence.