- (1) "Amendment to a vital record" means a change made to a field that appears on the printed birth certificate or a change, other than a scrivener's error, made a year or more after the event.
(2)(a) "Correction to a vital record" means a change made to a field that does not appear on the printed birth certificate, such as birth weight or residence, or a change to information that was entered incorrectly.
- (b) Any correction, other than for a scrivener's error, must occur within one year of the event or before the issuance of a certificate.
(3)(a) "Court order" means an order from a court of competent jurisdiction; and
- (b) includes a civil petition invoking the jurisdiction of a court of record.
- (4) "Delayed birth certificate" means the certificate from a delayed birth registration as defined in Section 26B-8-108.
- (5) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
- (6) "Scrivener's error" means an error or omission made by an individual entering information into a Vital Records system or while creating a record.
KEY: vital statistics, amendments, fathers, mothers
Date of Last Change: February 17, 2026
Notice of Continuation: March 20, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-8-107; 26B-8-111; 81-5-302