Forms and Procedures for Amendments and Corrections to Vital Records and Retention of Vital Record Documents
Section 5-C:88
5-C:88 Town or City Clerk Procedures to Amend Birth Records. –
I. All amendments shall be made to the record by the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
II. The clerk of the town or city shall: replace the original record with the amended birth record; retain the originally assigned file number; retain the original record attached to the amended record; prepare an amended birth record using the form appropriate for the year of birth; and forward the amended birth record to the division.
III. The clerk of the town or city shall use the amended record for all future inquiries to the record.