Kentucky Statutes 213.121 – Amendment of certificate or report
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(1) 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.
(2) 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.”
(3) 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.”
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(2) 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.”
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 213.121
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Certificate: means the certificate of birth, death, stillbirth, marriage, dissolution of marriage, or annulment as required by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Vital records: means certificates or reports of birth, death, stillbirth, marriage,
dissolution of marriage, or annulment, and data related thereto. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) 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.”
(4) 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.
(5) 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.