Arizona Laws 36-323. Amending registered certificates: corrections
A. The state registrar shall amend a registered certificate pursuant to this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-323
- Amend: means to make a change, other than a correction, to a registered certificate by adding, deleting or substituting information on that certificate. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Certificate: means a record that documents a birth or death. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Court order: means a written decision issued by:
(a) The superior court, an appellate court or the supreme court or an equivalent court in another state. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- 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.
- Name: means a designation that identifies a person, including a first name, middle name, last name or suffix. See Arizona Laws 36-301
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The state registrar shall amend a registered birth certificate to show the new name of a person born in this state if:
1. The person, the person’s parent or the person’s legal guardian requests the new name and the state registrar receives a court order to change the person’s name on the registered birth certificate.
2. A voluntary acknowledgement of paternity submitted pursuant to section 25-812 includes a request to change the person’s name on the registered birth certificate.
C. The state registrar shall adopt rules for making corrections to vital records.