How can I correct my name in the birth certificate in Nevada?
Full Question:
I'm having trouble getting my state I.D because at the time of my birth my mother made a mistake on my birth certificate. My mom’s maiden name (Jackson) is on my social security card and my father’s maiden name (Glass) is on my birth certificate. So, I have two different last names. I am having trouble finding out where this error came from. I don’t have money to get a legal name change. How can I correct my name in the birth certificate?
05/07/2007 |
Category: Vital Records » Birth Certif... |
State: Nevada |
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Answer:
The statutes in this regard have been given below:
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 440.155
Registration of altered or amended certificates.
1. The State Registrar may approve an application for the registration of an altered or amended certificate if:
(a) The applicant has submitted an application prescribed by the Board;
(b) The State Registrar has received all documentation which is required in support of the altered certificate; and
(c) The State Registrar has verified the validity and adequacy of the documentation.
2. The evidence affecting the alteration of a certificate, after it has been filed with the State Registrar, must be kept in a special permanent file.
3. The State Registrar shall dismiss an application for the registration of an altered certificate if the documentation submitted by the applicant does not comply with the requirements prescribed by the Board or if the State Registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the documentation submitted by the applicant.
4. If the State Registrar dismisses an application for the registration of an altered certificate, the State Registrar shall inform the applicant of his or her right to seek a court order for the registration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 440.305
Certificate of birth: State Registrar to change name on certificate upon request of certain persons.
Upon request of a person or his or her parent, guardian or legal representative, and after receipt of a certified copy of an order of the court changing the name of such person, whether such order was entered prior or subsequent to July 1, 1960, the State Registrar shall indicate the change of name on the certificate of birth of such person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 440.220
Certificates of birth and death: Enforcement of requirements by local health officer.
1. If any certificate of death is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the local health officer shall call attention to the defects in the return and withhold issuing the burial or removal permit until the defects are corrected.
2. If any certificate of birth is incomplete, the local health officer shall immediately notify the person who produced the certificate and require him or her to supply the missing items if they can be obtained.
