Until the registrant's first birthday, any given name for a child whose birth was recorded without a given name may be added to the certificate by an affidavit signed by both parents or by one of the following:

1. (1) The mother in the case of a child born out of wedlock;
2. (2) The father in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother;
3. (3) The mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father; or

4. (4) The guardian or agency having legal custody of the registrant.

   After the first birthday, documentary evidence shall be submitted to substantiate the name being added.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 26 SDR 89, effective January 9, 2000; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005.

General Authority: SDCL 34-25-51.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-25-51.