(a) Certificates of birth, death, fetal death, marriage, and divorce may be amended by the State Registrar of Vital Records in the following manner:

1. (1) Completing the item in any case where the item was left blank on the existing certificate;

2. (2)

   1. (A) Legacy records, as previously defined, shall be amended by:

(i) Drawing a single line through the item to be amended that does not obliterate the original entry; and

1. (ii) Inserting the correct data immediately above or to the side thereof.

   1. (B) Electronic records shall be amended by:

      1. (i) Replacing incorrect information with correct information; and
      2. (ii) Adding a footnote mark indicating that original information has been placed at the bottom of the certificate;

2. (3)

   1. (A) Completing a special form for attachment to the original record.

   2. (B) Such form shall include:

      1. (i) The incorrect information as it appears on the original certificate;
      2. (ii) The correct information as it should appear;
      3. (iii) An abstract of the documentation used to support the amendment; and
      4. (iv) Sufficient information about the registrant to link the special form to the original record.
   3. (C) When a copy of the original record is issued, a copy of the affidavit must be attached;
3. (4) A substitute certificate shall be established with correction or corrections as specified by the court and the original certificate shall be removed to a special file;
4. (5) Items on delayed certificates that were placed on a certificate as a result of documentary evidence can only be amended by a court order; and

5. (6)

   1. (A) A certificate of birth amended pursuant to the provisions of Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 14(d), shall be amended by preparing a new certificate.
   2. (B) The item numbers of the entries that were amended shall not, however, be identified on the new certificate or on any certified copies that may be issued of that certificate.

(b)

1. (1) Amended certificates shall be marked “amended” as required by Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 14, and the date the amendment was made as well as the initials of the person making the change shall be entered on the face of the certificate.
2. (2) The affidavit and the summary of evidence shall be filed following the amended certificate.