Note from a friend:
Hi, I had sent for my new passport even though I won't need it for another 10 months. Today, at work, I received a call from a very pleasent gentleman at the Seattle Passport office. He wanted to remind me that many countries will not accept a passport that is within 6 months of expiring. I told him I was going to Canada and he said that one is not a problem, but anyone going to Bankok or Thailand might have a problem. I though it was very nice and thoughtfull of him to check with me before he issued the passport. I could tell that he is very familiar with our "temporary" passports and why. Anyway, keep that in mind when you order yours. Karen, Kent-WA
Temporary passports can be obtained from the passport agency, valid for a year. It takes the documentation on your name change (if any) and the reason for the temporary passport in the corrected gender i.e. .letter from therapist, confirmation paperwork for surgery and the like. Temporary passports can be extanded once the surgery is complete and Affidavit received by the passport office. The extended passport will be the same as the temporary one with a statement on one of the back pages that it was extended for the full ten years. No additional funds or photos are needed for the extention.
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New Social Security Information from http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf
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OLD (RM00203.200) Clinic or medical records or other combination of documents showing the sex change (or any medical record showing sex-change surgery has been started), that identifies the NH
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(NH is "Number Holder" i.e. the person wanting the gender marker changed) New policy
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NEW (RM 00203.210) Clinic or medical records or other combination of documents showing the sex change surgery has been completed. All documents must clearly identify the NH.
See: http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210 and http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200
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From the Wisconsin.Division of Motor Vehicles, implementing Social Security Online Verification System (SSOLV)
(I look for more of this to come)
Federal guidelines from the CDC on what the states should be doing to correct birth records, see Section 21 (d) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/mvsact92aacc.pdf
This page was last updated on: September 24, 2008
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Sample Forms and Law Links
Changing Name & Sex On Birth Certificate United States, Canada & UK
Birth Certificate Change Refusals in Conflict With Law
Name Change Notes
Passports with X in place of M or F; X Marks the Spot for Intersex Alex
Canada
UK
WEBLINKs:
STATES: (ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
ALABAMA Ala. Code § 22-9A-19(d)
Alabama will issue an "amended" birth certificate noting change of name and sex, but will not issue a new birth certificate replacing the original.
Fees: $15.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy (fees subject to change).
Documents needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
An original or certified copy of the COURT ORDER for change of sex
A surgeons letter who completed your surgery
The next step into the procedure is best handled through an attorney, although at extra cost. You must file a "petition to amend a vital record," state what you want to amend, provide documentation of the reason for your petition, and name the Center for Health Statistics as defendant.
If you live in another state they will accept the court order from that state (according to one source; other sources say non-Alabama residents must file for a court order in Montgomery County, Alabama). The fee for the court order is a separate fee, and varies from one court to another.
Contact information:
State Registrar and Director
Dorothy Harshbarger
Center for Health Statistics
Alabama Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 (334) 206-5426 FAX (334) 206-2659
Section 22-9A-19 of the Code of Alabama
3) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order from a court with competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state, the State Registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name.
(d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual born in this state has been changed by surgical procedure and that the name of the individual has been changed, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended as prescribed by rules to reflect the changes.
DMV Court Ordered Name Change, therapists letter verifying living as full-time in the correct gender. Must be notarized and filed with courts.
ALASKA Alaska Stat. § 18.50.320
Alaska will issue an amended birth certificate noting change of name and sex.
Documents needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for the name change
An original or certified copy of the letter from your SRS surgeon
State Registrar and Chief
Phillip Mitchell
5441 Commercial Boulevard
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-8604 FAX (907) 465-4689 e-mail: phillip_mitchell@health.state.ak.us
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Joan P. Brooks
P.O. Box H
Juneau, AK 99811-0675 (907) 465-3392
DMV Court Ordered Name Change, notarized doctors letter verifying sex reassignment.
ARIZONA Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-326 (A)(4)
Arizona will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one. The original certificate is "closed" to further inspection.
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Contact information:
Patricia Adams, M.A., M.P.H.
Assistant State Registrar and Chief
P.O. Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030
(602) 364-1225 Fax (602) 364-1257 e-mail: padams@azdhs.gov
DMV The Arizona Motor Vehicles Division requires a letter from a physician stating that the person is currently undergoing hormone therapy in preparation from transition from one gender to another, and that the changes have reached a point where they are "irreversible and permanent." Wording of the letter is critical and must include the words "irreversible" and "permanent."
While Arizona will issue a new driver's license under your new name, and they will change your gender marker provided you have the appropriate documentation, there will be a note in your MVD entry referencing your previous name. This is ostensibly for documentation and traceability purposes, e.g. should someone come looking for "John Doe" they would be able to track back through the computer system and see that name attached to "Jane Doe's" records, or vice versa, to know that "Jane Doe" used to be "John Doe" and that prior records will be found under "John Doe".
According to the MVD, this is not publicly accessible information, but strictly for law enforcement purposes.
ARKANSAS Ark. Code Ann. § 20-18-307
Arkansas will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate if the court order so specifies.
Documents needed:
A request for the court order must include medical documentation (a letter from your SRS surgeon)
State Registrar and Director
Michael A. Adams
Division of Vital Records
Slot 44
4815 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
(501) 661-2371 FAX (501) 661-2717 e-mail: maadams@healthyarkansas.com
Dept. of Health: (501) 661-2000 Division of Vital Records: (501) 661-2336
DMV Court ordered gender change document. They aren't specific about the details of the document and whether it is issued pre- or post-operatively.
CALIFORNIA Cal. Health & Safety Code § 103425
Forms for changing name and gender look for “Name Changes” in the drop down list.
California will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
California Health and Safety Code, Section 103425-103445, states: "A petition for the issuance of a new birth certificate in those cases shall be filed with the superior court of the county where the petitioner resides."
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change.
If you do not have a court order for your name change, you may petition the court for change of name at the same time you petition for the new birth certificate.
Fees are determined by the superior court of the county receiving the petition.
State Registrar and Chief
Michael L. Rodrian
Center for Health Statistics
Department of Health Services
304 S Street
P.O. Box 730241
Sacramento, CA 94244-0241
(916) 323-2662 FAX (913)-327-8417 e-mail: mrodrian@dhs.ca.gov
DMV
- Secure a copy of DMV Form DL 328, Change of Name and Gender. This is a one-page form that will require both your input as well as input by a licensed California Physician. Generally, this will be your psychiatrist, endocrinologist, or general practitioner.
- Return to DMV with the form. Upon payment of the $12 fee, a Temporary License will be issued in your new name and gender. A DMV Supervisor will sign the form. We recommend you ask for a copy for your records.
Even though you have a Temporary License at this point, your Permanent License will not be issued until your name on the DMV and Social Security records match and are verified by computer run. The sex flag is no longer compared.
- As soon as reasonably possible, go to a Social Security office to change your name, and optionally, your sex on its records.
You will need your old Social Security card, proof of your old identity, your temporary drivers license, and proof of your new identity. If you question the sufficiency of the proof of your new identity, bring anything you might have, such as invoices from a health care provider, letters and envelopes addressed to you, or receipts.
In California, the Department of Motor Vehicles DL 328 Form is a confidential medical information authorization form for change of name and gender that can be picked up at any Department of Motor Vehicles office. This form calls for a doctor's signature. Usually the Doctor who is prescribing hormones for you is the doctor who signs this form. So the first step is to pick up the Name and Gender Change form (DL 328) and take it to your Medical Doctor and have it filled out and signed by the doctor. Then return this form to a Department of Motor Vehicles office.
Upon presentation of this form and paying a fee of $12 to the Department of Motor Vehicles your photo will be taken. Therefore it is important to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles in your chosen gender. You will be issued a temporary new Driver's License. If you had previous identification, you will give it to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as it is no longer valid identification. Your new license with your new name, gender, and picture will arrive in the mail within 90 days.
Once the Department of Motor Vehicles processes your Name and Gender Change application, they will place your records in a closed file that is not open to public inspection. In this way they are attempting to protect your privacy. To get a printout of your records for auto insurance or other purposes, you will need to go to a Department of Motor Vehicles office and present your I.D. to a supervisor who will have the password to access your file.
COLORADO Colo. Rev. Stat. 25-2-115
Colorado will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Fees: $20.00 (fees subject to change).
State Registrar and Director
Ronald Hyman
Health Statistics and Vital Records, CHEIS
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South -CHEIS-HS-A1
Denver, CO 80246-1530
(303) 692-2249 FAX (303) 691-7704 e-mail: ronald.hyman@state.co.us
DMV Colorado does require that formal name changes go through the county clerk and recorder. That's an extra 42 bucks in Douglas County (perhaps more in other counties), plus another 50 to run a legal notice.
The good news is that all it takes is a letter from a therapist, stating that a gender change is appropriate, plus a court order for change of name. To get a new photo, you renew the license; there's another 15 (or 16 if you also have Motorcycle) -- if you're willing to stick with the old photo on a license for the new you, that will only cost 5 dollars, or 10 if you've ever had to have it reissued.
The bad news is that Colorado will keep your old name in the system and it WILL show up on the line 'previous name' in your Motor Vehicle Record. That line shows up on every copy of a Colorado MVR. Therefore, if you ever apply for a driving job (or any other where the employer wants MVR) you're outed whether you like it or not.
CONNECTICUT Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42
Connecticut will change both name and sex. The birth certificate is marked "amended," but the item(s) amended are not specified.
Documents needed:
A court order is not required fee is $15.00.
Connecticut will change both name and sex.
NOTE: Connecticut has enacted a new law on Oct. 1, 2001. Birth certificates are
now amended without the asterisks that were previously used. The law is
available on the State of Connecticut web site:
http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2001/act/Pa/2001PA-00163-R00HB-06569-PA.htm
The amendment to P.A. 19a-42 is in section 32 of the bill.
Documentation from your SRS surgeon (required)
Fees: $15.00 (fees subject to change).
Registrar of Vital Records
State Department of Health
and Addiction Services
150 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106 (203) 566-6545
State Registrar
Elizabeth Frugale, R.H.I.A.
Vital Records and Health Statistics
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS: 11VRS
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-7896 FAX (860)509-7964 e-mail: elizabeth.frugale@po.state.ct.us
DMV Requires a letter from a health care provider attesting that the applicant is in active treatment and is living full time according to the requirements mandated by the Standards of Care for Sexual Reassignment is sufficient documentation to effect the license change.
The wording above is taken verbatim from a memorandum by the Conneticut Legal Services Division Chief, dated October, 1993. Current website info for Conneticut mentions a "court ordered gender change document." It is unclear whether this changes the standards defined above.
DELAWARE Del. Code Ann. tit. 16 § 3131
Delaware will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Director
Brenda R. Conner
Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 744-4549 FAX (302) 736-1862 e-mail: brenda.conner@state.de.us
DMV Court ordered name change and therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct gender and undergoing treatment.
(WASHINGTON D.C) - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Statute: D.C. Code Ann. § 7-217 (d) (2004)
The District of Columbia will issue a birth certificate reflecting the proper sex upon receipt of a court order.
Text: (d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of the Court indicating that the sex of an individual born in the District has changed by surgical procedure and that such individual's name has been changed, the certificate of birth of such individual shall be amended as prescribed by regulation.
Documents needed:
Certified copies of the court order for name change
A letter from the surgeon who performed SRS
Court Order
Registrar
Julia E. Davidson-Randall
Vital Records Division
DC State Center for Health Statistics
Department of Health
825 North Capitol Street, NE., 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-9299 FAX (202) 442-4848 e-mail: julia.randall@dc.gov
FLORIDA Fla. Stat. Ch. 29, § 382.016
Name Changes Possible changes see: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/8193284.htm
Many people who want to legally change their name would have to send their fingerprints to
state law-enforcement agents under a measure a House panel approved Monday 15 March 04.
The bill, written by the House Judiciary Committee and approved unanimously by
the panel, would also require people who petition for name changes to disclose
past arrests and criminal charges, whether they were convicted or not.
Exceptions would exist for women changing their name because of marriage or
divorce, and for adoptions.
The measure is backed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which says
it would get rid of the fingerprints if the person hasn't been arrested, but
would keep them on file otherwise.
We finally did it and I got the note last night. Birth records in Florida CAN be changed.
Requirements:
"A statement from any licensed physician (that the change was completed or that the original certificate is in fact in error) and a court order for a name change [if desired] and The Office of Vital Statistics will amend the birth certificate. Effective immediately"
Office of Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Services
P.O. Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042 (904) 359-6929
We have been working for years on this and it seem that education was the key component to the success in this. Intersexed individuals without complete documentation as well as transexuals will both now receive corrected documents.
Kenneth T. Jones
Office of Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Services
P.O. Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042 (904) 359-6931
State Registrar and Chief
C. Meade Grigg
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Data Analysis
Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A05
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1706
(850) 245-4009 FAX (850) 921-1898 e-mail: meade_grigg@doh.state.fl.us
DMV A letter from a physician certifying that SRS has been performed on the person in question.
GEORGIA Ga. Code Ann. § 31-10-23(e)
Georgia will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed: UNKNOWN
Contact Information:
Acting State Registrar and Acting Director
Julie D. Biddy
Vital Records Branch
Division of Public Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2600 Skyland Dr., Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30319
(404) 679-4732 FAX (404) 679-4730 Email: jbiddy@gdph.state.ga.us
Please contact the Legal Section of the Vital Records office (404-656-4901) and ask for instructions for correcting a vital record.
note from a reader:
Below is the URL for the regulation under which the code section is inforced. It is regulation number 290-1-3-.31 Methods of Amending Certificates.
That URL is http://health.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/extlink.pl?
the subsection is (d) which states:
(d) A certificate of birth amended pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-10-23(e) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated shall be amended by preparing a new certificate. 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. A new State file number shall be assigned to the new certificate. The original certificate shall be removed from the active files and placed with the order in the confidential files
DMV Birth Certificate and court ordered name change to make any changes to your driver's license
HAWAII Haw. Rev. Stat. 338-17.7(4)
Hawaii will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed:
An original or certified copy of the letter from your SRS surgeon
A court order is not required.
State Registrar and Chief
Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D.
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Hawaii Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 548-6454 (808) 586-4600 FAX (808) 586-4606 alvino@hawaii.edu
DMV therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct gender and undergoing treatment
IDAHO Id. APA 16.02.08 § 201.06 generally permits amendment of birth records upon appropriate evidentiary showing, but individuals report that the Department of Health does not currently amend birth records to show the correct sex of transsexuals.
Idaho does NOT change name or sex on a birth certificate. Idaho legislature rejected a bill to permit the changes.
State Registrar and Chief
Jane S. Smith
Bureau of Health Policy and Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, 1st Floor
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 334-5976 FAX (208) 332-7260 E-mail: smithj2@idhw.state.id.us
Idaho will change the name on the birth certificate. Details on how to accomplish this can be found at the state site: http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/health/vs/appmenu.html
DMV Court ordered name change therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct gender and undergoing treatment
ILLINOIS 410 Ill. Comp. Stat. 535/17(d)
Illinois will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend.
Documents needed:
The original letter from your SRS surgeon
A certified copy of the name change order
You must write to the following address:
Illinois Dept of Public Health
Dept. of vital statistics
525-535 West Jefferson St.
Springfield, Illinois 62761-0001
Ask for a "request for change of name and sex form."
Complete this form and return it, along with the original letter from your SRS surgeon and a certified copy of the name change order Fees: $15.00 (fees subject to change).
Acting Chief
George S. Rudis
Division of Vital Records
Illinois Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
(217) 782-6554 FAX (217) 557-5151 E-mail: grudis@idph.state.il.us
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct genderand undergoing treatment
INDIANA Ind. Code § 16-37-2-10
Indiana will issue a new birth certificate with your new name.
Indiana does not include the sex on the birth certificate.
Documents needed: A copy of your old birth certificate, An original letter from your SRS surgeon
A copy of the court order for your name change
Fees: $5.00 for the procedure and $5.00 for each additional certificate you request (fees subject to change).
Contact the health department of the county in which you were born.
State Registrar and Director
Barbara Stultz
Division of Vital Statistics
State Department of Health
Two North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-7523 FAX (317) 233-5956 or 7210 E-mail: bstultz@isdh.state.in.us
IOWA Iowa Code IV § 144.38
Iowa will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed: An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Deputy State Registrar and Director
Jill France
Center for Health Statistics
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-6762 FAX (515) 281-0479 E-mail: jfrance@idph.state.ia.us
DMV An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change. An original letter from your SRS surgeon (or an original court order for the change of sex designation).
KANSAS Kan. Admin. Regs. 28-17-20(b)(1)(A)(i) permits amendment in the event of sex reassignment. No statute, but issues amended birth certificates through an administrative process.
Kansas will issue an amended birth certificate.
Documents needed:
Affidavit from applicant documenting dressing and living as new gender
Documentation of hormone treatment and surgery ("physiological OR hormonal change").
State Registrar and Director
Lorne A. Phillips, Ph.D.
Center for Health and Environmental Statistics (CHES)
1000 Southwest Jackson Street, Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66612-2221
(785) 296-1415 FAX (785) 296-8869 E-mail: phillip@kdhe.state.ks.us
DMV Birth Certificate is required for the drivers license.
KENTUCKY Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 213.121 (5)
Kentucky will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
State Registrar/Manager
Gary Kupchinsky
Vital Statistics Branch
Kentucky Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street, 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-422, ext. 3976 FAX (502) 564-5755 E-mail: gary.kupchinsky@ky.gov
LOUISIANA La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 40:62
Louisiana will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the order for your name change which must be approved by the District Attorney.
If you are married, your spouse must give written consent for the changes.
State Registrar of Vital Records and Director
Karen Bevan
Division of Records and Statistics
Office of Public Health
Department of Health and Hospitals
325 Loyola Avenue, Room 102
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 568-8353 FAX: (504) 568-6909 E-mail: kbevan@dhh.state.la.us
DMV NOTE: Louisiana will NOT change the sex designation on a driver's license unless you can produce a birth certificate with the desired sex designation or have a medical statement signed by a physician stating that this person has undergone an operation for a sex change from _______ to ______ and that the sex or gender change has been successfully made.
A corrected, certified copy of the birth certificate showing the change of sex.
In addition to the above, should the applicant or holder of a Louisiana driver's license/i.d. card seek a name change, a certified or true copy of a court order must be presented. (The court order is required only for the name change.)
NOTE! If you were born in ID, OH, or TN, but now live in LA at the time of your SRS, you cannot get your driver's license changed.
Updated information as of January 2002:
RS 40:62
PART II. BIRTH RECORD AFTER CHANGE IN SEX DESIGNATION
§62. Issuance of new birth certificate after anatomical change of sex by surgery
A. Any person born in Louisiana who has sustained sex reassignment or corrective surgery which has changed the anatomical structure of the sex of the individual to that of a sex other than that which appears on the original birth certificate of the individual, may petition a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in this Section to obtain a new certificate of birth.
B. Suits authorized by this Section shall be filed contradictorily against the state registrar in the judicial district court having jurisdiction over the parish in which the petitioner resides or over the parish in which the petitioner was born. A nonresident born in Louisiana shall file the petition in the parish of birth. The suit of any petitioner born in Louisiana shall be filed contradictorily against the state registrar. In the event the petitioner is married, the spouse shall also be a necessary party to the suit. To the extent that the petitioner's name is to be changed, the district attorney shall also be a necessary party. In all cases the petition shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the petitioner's original birth record, in which case the short-form birth certificate card shall not be sufficient.
C. The court shall require such proof as it deems necessary to be convinced that the petitioner was properly diagnosed as a transsexual or pseudo-hermaphrodite, that sex reassignment or corrective surgery has been properly performed upon the petitioner, and that as a result of such surgery and subsequent medical treatment the anatomical structure of the sex of the petitioner has been changed to a sex other than that which is stated on the original birth certificate of the petitioner.
If the court shall find that the evidence sustains the required proof, the court shall render a judgment ordering the issuance of a new birth certificate changing the sex designated thereon from that shown upon the petitioner's original certificate of birth. The petitioner may in the same suit seek to have the name of the petitioner changed, and the court may render judgment in accordance with law upon this additional petition at the same time.
D.(1) A certified copy of the petition and judgment for a new certificate pursuant to this Section shall be furnished to the state registrar of vital records at New Orleans within ten days after the judgment is rendered. The registrar shall issue to the petitioner a new certificate or certified copy thereof; whereupon the original birth certificate and the copy of the petition and judgment received by the registrar shall be sealed in a package and filed in the archives of the vital records registry.
(2) This sealed package shall be opened only upon demand of the individual to whom the new certificate was issued, and then only by order of the court which rendered the judgment ordering the issuance of the new certificate.
Acts 1979, No. 776,§ 1; Acts 1986, No. 876,§ 1.
NOTE: Louisiana will NOT change the sex designation on a driver's license unless you can produce a birth certificate with the desired sex designation. So, if you were born in ID, OH, or TN, and live in LA at the time of your SRS, you cannot get your driver's license changed. This is the updated information as of January 2002:
GENDER CHANGE
AUTHORITY: Administrative
DEFINITION
If an applicant for or a holder of a Louisiana driver's license/identification card indicates that they have undergone a sex change procedure and desires to change the gender identification on the driver's license/ID card, the change will so be noted and a new driver's license/ID card issued.
REQUIREMENTS
The following will be required:
1. A medical statement signed by a physician stating that this person has undergone an operation for a sex change from _______ to ______ and that the sex or gender change has been successfully made.
2. In addition to the above, should the applicant or holder of a Louisiana driver's license/ID card seek a name change, a certified or true copy of a court order must be presented.
NOTE: If the court order specifically requires a corrected/amended birth certificate be obtained, we will require a copy of said corrected/amended birth certificate. If the court order does not specifically require a corrected/amended birth certificate, the court order will be sufficient. However, the applicant/holder of the license/ID card must be advised that the court ordered name change will be the legal name until such time as subsequent court action advises otherwise (At this point, the court order supercedes the birth certificate. He/she can't go back to the original birth certificate name without another court order.)
NOTE: A copy of court order and/or physician's statement must be included in the file.
PROCEDURES
Once the documentation has been verified and all other criteria has been met for the issuance of a driver's license/ID card, CHANGE OF DATA transaction will be processed on the DLRU20.
If the applicant has a Class "E" or "D" license or an ID card, a duplicate license fee will be required. If the license is a CDL license, a CHANGE DATA transaction will be done and the $15.00 application fee will be charged along with the $5.00 duplicate license fee.
MAINE see Code Me. R. § 10-146 Chpt. 2
Maine will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one. No statute, but issues amended birth certificates through an administrative process.
Documents needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Fees: $20.00 (fees subject to change).
State Registrar and Director
Donald R. Lemieux
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics
Department of Human Services
11 State House Station
161 Capitol Street
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-5468 FAX (207) 287-5470 E-mail: don.lemieux@maine.gov
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct gender and undergoing treatment
MARYLAND Md. Code Ann., Health-General § 4-214
The Division of Vital Records can change your sex and name on your birth certificate
Documents needed: A Court Order indicating that both your name and sex are to be changed
NOTE! They cannot change the sex on a birth certificate with just a Physicians letter!
You might be able to obtain an amended Court Order to indicate the correct sex along with
your new name.
Once you obtain this information, send True Test Copy or Original Court Order to:
State Registrar and Deputy Director
Geneva G. Sparks
Vital Statistics Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Road
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 764-3036 FAX (410) 358-0738 E-mail: sparksg@dhmh.state.md.us
Kathryn A. Morris Division of Vital Records
P.O. Box 68760, Baltimore, Md. 21215-0020 c/o
C/O Birth Section Chief.
If you have any questions, call or email her: (410)764-3145.
There is a $20.00 fee (fees subject to change).
Maryland Court of Appeals Rules on Birth Certificate Change
DMV From Alex Changing names on the Maryland license is not all that difficult, assuming you have a name change order...
http://mva.state.md.us/ will give you the info for name change Additionally.... for specific info on how to change name AND gender you will need to speak DIRECTLY with Ms Jane Valenzia in the office of the Medical Advisory Board. She is the BEST AND MOST knowledgeable contact for trans-folk at Maryland DMV. I think (unsure) her direct number is... Phone – 410-768-7511 otherwise call the 800 number listed on the website and ask for her and/or leave a message for her. She has been our BEST advocate and assistance, if she tells you how to go about things and what you need... SHE has the final word.
MASSACHUSETTS Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 13(e)
Massachusetts will issue an amended birth certificate.
Documents Needed:
A copy of the court-ordered name change
A notarized copy of proof of the completed SRS.
Registrar
Stanley E. Nyberg
Registry of Vital Records & Statistics
Bureau of Health Statistics, Research, and Evaluation
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 740-2617 FAX (617) 740-2711 E-mail: stanley.nyberg@state.ma.us
From Phillis, Massachusetts reissued my Birth Certificate with my correct name & Gender & They did the same for a Friend of Mine that was born there. Its a complete new BC & I recieved both the long & short form stating Female & Daughter. You are right about the origional affadavit from the surgeon & the origional of the court order.
DMV An original letter, notarized, from your SRS surgeon; An amended birth certificate, A copy of the court-ordered name change.fs IAW Change of Information Policies 104.2 Court ordered gender change document. They aren't specific about the details of the document and whether it is issued pre- or post-operatively.
DMV Policy 104.3 Name Change. By law, a Massachusetts resident has the right to change his/her name with or without a court-ordered change of name petition as long as there is no intent to defraud anyone. It took me four attempts at the RMV to get my gender right (after surgery) before they allowed it. BTW, here is a copy of the poster that was very visibly posted at every desk at the RMV station that finally changed it for me:
Transgendered Sex Changes Must Have:
1.Notarized letter from doctor stating transgendered operation completed on letterhead.
Notarized letter from doctor stating transgendered operation completed on letterhead.2.Amended birth certificate
Amended birth certificate3.Change of name from probate.
Change of name from probate. Managers signature or application. We cannot change the sex in the computer without the following documents
MICHIGAN Mich. Comp. Law S. § 333.2831(c)
Michigan will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Michigan law also provides for "sealing" of the old record, see Michigan Compiled Law 333.2831.
Documents Needed:
Application to Correct or Change a Michigan Birth Record (For a person Age Six or Older)" Form number DCH-0847
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Fees: Submit to MDC Vital Records the application, required documentation, and the $26.00 processing fee, $5.00 for additional copies ordered at the same time.
Contact information:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Changes Unit
State Registrar and Manager
Glenn Copeland
Vital Records and Health Data Development Section
3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48691
(517) 335-8677 FAX (517) 335-9513 E-Mail: copelandg@michigan.gov
DMV Amazingly, it is a simple "on-demand" process to change the gender marker in Michigan.
Dearest DaleLynn,
Hi there I am writing to you because I used your web info for my own transition efforts and I wanted to let you know so you could post it on the info link that in Michigan it is so easy to get your license done. All I had to do was to file my name change forms with the court which cost me $150.00, plus some minor fees after then I went to my local Police Department and got finger preinted and sent $53.00 for a processing fee with those prints to the State police, make sure to have them mark the card on back as both state and federal after the state does it search it sends them on to the FBI and I got my report back from the court 5 weeks later. You will then recieve a notice for your hearing and before you appear you must go to the county court house and file the notice of name change in a legal news nespaper 14 days prior to the hearing, they will send you 6 clippings from the publishings, that cost $58.00 I then broght every bit of paperwork I had filed with me to court, the morning of the hearing you must pay a $10.00 fee with the court for your court order and once the judge grants your name change you then return to the clerks office and pay $11.00 for each certified copy. Be sure to dress nice and to be very polite and to answer the questions the judge asks you, be short and to the point with your answers. Unless you are a hardened criminal you should have no difficulties at all, finally once you have your order in hand and paid for all of your certified copies go to the Secretary of State's office and show them your name change order and just tell them you want to change the gender, they will give you a short form to fill out declaring that you wish for your drivers license to reflect your female status and they change it there on the spot and about 10 days later you will recieve your new license in the mail.
Thats all there is girls I hope this helps you.
Love,
Sabreena
Note from Nicholas Aug 2007
Michigan no longer allows "on demand" gender changes on driver licenses. The Secretary of State requires a letter from a doctor. I had my primary care physician write a letter for me. It stated that I was a female to male transsexual, and that I had undergone therapy, hrt, and surgery. He did not state what type of surgery.
MINNISOTA Minn. Stat. § 144.218(4)
Here are the requirements for getting a legal name change in Minnesota:
Minnesota will issue an amended birth certificate.
also see the following:
Documents Needed:
A court order is not required
An original letter from your SRS surgeon and a
Fees: $20.00 (fees subject to change).
State Registrar
Barbara A. Carter
Minnesota Department of Health
717 Delaware Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 676-5711 FAX (612) 676-5264 E-mail: barbara.carter@health.state.mn.us
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in ther correct gender and undergoing treatment
MISSISSIPPI Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-21
With a court order Mississippi will issue an amended birth certificate with the new name and gender typed in the margin, but the old name and gender remaining unchanged.
Contact information:
State Registrar and Director
Judy Moulder
Public Health Statistics
State Department of Health
571 Stadium Drive
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 576-7960 FAX (601) 576-7505 E-mail: jmoulder@msdh.state.ms.us
DMV From Leslie: I stopped by the DMV office in Gulfport, Mississippi last week (May 2002) to see what was needed in order to change my sex designation. I was told that Mississippi won't change the sex designation in their records without an amended birth certificate. The DMV person didn't quote a regulation... there is a chance she could be wrong I suppose, but for what it's worth, that's what I was told.
MISSOURI Mo. Rev. Stat. § 193.215
Missouri will issue an amended birth certificate.
Documents Needed:
Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state and upon request of such person or such person's parents, guardian or legal representative, the state registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name.
Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction indicating the sex of an individual born in this state has been changed by surgical procedure and that such individual's name has been changed, the certificate of birth of such individual shall be amended.
State Registrar and Director
Garland Land
Center for Health Information Management and Evaluation
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
920 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(314) 751-6272 FAX (573) 526-4102 E-mail: landg@dhss.state.mo.us
Mr. Gary L. Shipley
Chief, Bureau of Vital Records
Center for Health Information Management & Epidemiology
DMV Court ordered gender change document. They aren't specific about the details of the document and whether it is issued pre- or post-operatively.
MONTANA Mont. Code Ann. § 50-15-204
Montana will issue an amended birth certificate, but what can be amended is not clear.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Supervisor
James Edgar
Office of Vital Statistics
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 North Sanders - Room 205
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-4250 FAX (406) 444-1803 E-mail: jaedgar@state.mt.us
NEBRASKA Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-904.01
Nebraska will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Service Administrator
Stanley S. Cooper, M.S., Ph.D.
Vital Records Services
NE Health and Human Services System
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
(402) 471-0915 FAX: (402) 471-8230 E-mail: stan.cooper@hhss.state.ne.us
DMV Court Ordered gender change
NEVADA Nev. Rev. Stat. 440.630
Nevada will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Chief
Emil P. DeJan
Bureau of Health Planning and Statistics
Department of Human Resources
Division of Health Room 102
505 East King Street
Carson City, NV 89710-4749
(775) 684-4155 FAX: (775) 684-4156 E-mail: edejan@nvhd.state.nv.us
DMV NAC 483.070 Documentation required for change of gender. (NRS 481.051, 483.220)
A person who wishes to change the gender indicated on his driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card must submit proof satisfactory to the department that his gender was changed. The proof must include documentation prepared by a physician or an osteopathic physician indicating that the gender of the person has been changed.
A statement by a physician who practices in the area of psychiatry that the gender of the person will be changed or is in the process of being changed is not sufficient documentation for the purposes of subsection 1.
If a person requests that the department change the name and the gender indicated on his driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card, he must submit proof that his name was legally changed as prescribed in NAC 483.055 in addition to the documentation set forth in subsection 1.
As used in this section:
(a) "Osteopathic physician" means a person who is licensed to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS or the laws of another state or jurisdiction.
(b) "Physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS or the laws of another state or jurisdiction.
(Added to NAC by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R063-00, eff. 8-14-2000)
NEW HAMPSHIRE N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann.126:23-a
New Hampshire will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
State Registrar and Chief
William R. Bolton, Jr.
Bureau of Vital Records
Health and Welfare Building
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
(603) 271-4505 FAX (603) 271-3447 E-mail: wbolton@dhhs.state.nh.us
DMV An original letter from your SRS surgeon
NEW JERSEY N.J. Stat. Ann. 26:8-40.12
New Jersey will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original notarized letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change.
Fees: Not indicated but are charged for each copy of new birth certificate
Contact information:
State Registrar
Joseph Komosinski
Vital Statistics and Registration
NJ Department of Health And Senior Services
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
(609) 984-3445 FAX (609) 777-1337 E-mail: joseph.komosinski@doh.state.nj.us
DMV An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change. An original letter from your SRS surgeon (or an original court order for the change of sex designation). Some offices tend to be more trouble than others.
NEW MEXICO N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-14-25(D)
New Mexico will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one. The old information will be "sealed" and cannot be opened without a court order.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Fees: $10.00 for changing the information, and another $10.00 for a new certificate (fees subject to change).
Contact information:
State Registrar
Celine Sanchez
Vital Records and Health Statistics Bureau
New Mexico Department of Health
P.O. Box 26110
1105 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2347 FAX (505) 827-1751 E-mail: celines@doh.state.nm.us
DMV Request gender change affidavit form at DMV
NEW YORK CITY in New York City, see 24 R.C.N.Y. Hlth. Code § 207.01
If you were born in New York City, the New York State Department of Health cannot assist you, your birth certificate is on file and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Health. In that case contact the New York City Department of Health. They have a web site at http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/home.html
New York City has its own separate Bureau of Vital Statistics. New York City will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
NOTE: The new birth certificate will list the new name but will not have a listing for sex at all, that section is omitted.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
An original letters from your SRS surgeon and your psychiatrist/psychologist.
Registrar and Assistant Commissioner
Steven Schwartz, Ph.D.
Office of Vital Statistics
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, Box 7
New York, NY 10013
(212) 788-4575 Fax (212) 788-4580 E-mail: sschwart@health.nyc.gov
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct genderand undergoing treatment
NEW YORK STATE
New York State will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate.
New York requires more documentation than most states. You must first complete an application which can be obtained from the following address:
State of New York
Department of Health, Vital Records Section
Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza
Albany NY 12237
INSTRUCTIONS: Note ask for the "short form"
Return the completed application, with fees as indicated on the application, and the following documents (all "original or certified copy"):
A court order for name change, bearing the court seal, certified by the clerk of the court. A Certified proof of publication is also required.
The court order must include original name, date and place of birth.
A letter from your SRS surgeon, specifying date, place, and type of procedure
An OPERATIVE REPORT from your SRS
A letter from your primary therapist documenting 'true transsexualism or inappropriate sexual identification', as set by the guidelines of the State of New York.
A letter from your endocrinologist or other medical physician "concerning hormonal, chromosomal or endocrinological information."
A Photo ID
Once these documents are received, a "medical review" will be performed, and your new certificate issued. Processing takes approximately three months. One certified copy will be provided following the amendment
Fees: $15.00 each (fees subject to change).
Registrar and Assistant Commissioner
Steven Schwartz, Ph.D.
Office of Vital Statistics
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, Box 7
New York, NY 10013
(212) 788-4575
Fax (212) 788-4580 E-mail: sschwart@health.nyc.gov
Acting Director
Peter M. Carucci
Bureau of Production Systems Management
Vital Records Section
New York State Department of Health
P.O. Box 2602
Albany, NY 12220-2602
(518) 474-5245 FAX (518) 474-9168 E-mail: pmc02@health.state.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-118
North Carolina will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
State Registrar and Head
R. Glenn Cutler
Vital Records Unit
State Center for Health Statistics, DHHS
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27603-1903
(919) 733-9374 FAX (919) 733-1511 E-mail: glenn.cutler@ncmail.net
DMV Certified amended Birth Certificate with new gender on it
NORTH DAKOTA N.D. Cent. Code § 23-02.1-25
North Dakota will issue an amended birth certificate.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for the name change
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
Deputy State Registrar for Vital Statistics and Director
State Registrar for Vital Statistics and Director
Darin J. Meschke
Division of Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Department 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
(701) 328-2494 FAX (701) 328-1850 E-mail: dmeschke@state.nd.us
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living as male full-time and undergoing treatment
OHIO see In re Ladrach, 513 N.E.2d 828 (Ohio Prob. Ct.1987). Lower court interpreted Ohio's birth certificate statute not to allow correction of sex designation for transsexuals.
Ohio will NOT change sex on the birth certificate, but will change the name. Work is underway to change the laws allowin for this. We need your help.
Herman C. Butler
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
(614) 466-2533 FAX (614) 995-1181 E-mail: hbutler@gw.odh.state.oh.us
DMV From a reader: In Ohio,it takes a physician's letter stating that you've had an irreversible sex change surgery, whether SRS or orchidectomy to have your D/L changed. Unlike some states that let you change the sex on a whim, in Ohio you must have written proof. I can say this with 100% certainty because I used my letter from Dr. Spector stating I had had an orchiee that he performed to get mine changed. The girl at the license bureau made a copy for the BMV, took a HORRIBLE new pic and presented me with my new license with the F. No hassles, no problems
OKLAHOMA Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-321
Oklahoma will issue an amended birth certificate.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
A court order is not required.
Director
John C. Burks
Center for Health Information
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 Northwest 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
(405) 271-2224 FAX (405) 271-2930 E-mail: johncb@health.state.ok.us
DMV Court Ordered gender change a must. Also other documentation needed: Letter from your Therapist and or Endo stating that it is in your best interest to have the correct gender on your DL. If you have had surgery request a letter from your surgeon stating surgery has been completed. No details as to what the extent of the surgery was indicated as needed.
OREGON Or. Rev. Stat. § 432.235
Oregon will change both name and sex, and will issue an amended birth certificate, without any designation of what has been amended.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
An original letter from your SRS surgeon (or an original court order for the change of sex designation).
State Registrar/Manager
Jennifer Woodward Ph.D.
Center for Health Statistics
Department of Human Services
Room 225
P.O. Box 14050
Portland, OR 97293-0050
(503) 731-4109 FAX (503) 731-3076 E-mail jennifer.a.woodward@state.or.us
DMV Policy - "If the customer is also changing his/her name, the applicant must present one proof of identification in the previous name and one proof of identification in the new name. You may accept the letter from the therapist as proof of the new name if the new name information is included in the letter."
DMV An original letter from your SRS surgeon (or an original court order for the change of sex designation) OR (Pre-op) a letter from a qualified therapist stating the applicant is living full-time
as the desired gender USING NEW NAME ??? as part of gender reassignment therapy. Some offices tend to be more trouble than others. (CHANGE OF SEX Policy as of 06-01-00 Chapter 18-05)
PENNSYLVANIA 35 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 450.903
Pennsylvania will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate with no mention of being amended. The original birth certificate is amended and "sealed" so that it is unavailable to the public.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Fees: $4.00 civilian; No fee for military veterans (fees subject to change)
Mail to this address:
PA Department of Vital Records
101 South Mercer Street
New Castle, PA 16101
With your materials, include your date and county of birth.
Linda A. Bordonaro
Descriptive Statistical Supervisor
Division of Health Statistics and Research
State Registrar and Director
Charles L. Hardester
Division of Vital Records
101 South Mercer Street
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
(724) 656-3286 FAX (724) 656-3224 E-mail: chardester@state.pa.us
Pennsylvania might keep the original letter from the SRS surgeon and may not return it.
DMV Court Ordered gender change, amended birth certificate and doctors affidavit stating you have completed sex reassignment surgery. This may be much easier now. Contact your local DMV
RHODE ISLAND R.I Gen. Laws § 23-3-21
Rhode Island will issue an amended birth certificate, with a note designating the change of name. The change of sex is not marked as a change on the amended certificate.
Documents Needed:
A original letter from your SRS surgeon
A court order is not required
State Registrar
Roberta A. Chevoya
Office of Vital Records and Public Health Informatics
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capital Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-5162 FAX (401) 222-4393 E-mail: robertac@doh.state.ri.us
SOUTH CAROLINA S.C. Code Ann. § 44-63-150
South Carolina will NOT issue a new birth certificate. They will send a "card" that can be attached to the old birth certificate, indicating change of name and sex.
Documents Needed:
An original court order for the name chang
A letter from the SRS surgeon
Fees: $39.00 (fees subject to change).
Contact Information:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Dept. of Health and Environmental Control
J. Marion Sims Building
2500 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 898 - 3630
Assistant State Registrar & Director
Murray B. Hudson, M.P.H.
Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Services
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3718 FAX (803) 898-3722 E-mail: hudsonmb@dhec.sc.gov
Web Submission Jun 2006: I have an update, based on recent experience, to the information on changing your birth certificate in SC.
To change your name and gender on your South Carolina birth certificate, you will need certified copies of court order(s). The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will not accept a letter from your surgeon in order to change your gender marker. DHEC does not accept photocopies of court orders, or common-law name changes.
It's highly recommended you hire an attorney to help you with all this, since many family court judges have never done this and, unlike name changes, there's no specific statute for gender change. It has been done before, though, so recent precedent exists. An attorney is a very good investment, since he or she can talk to the judge and attempt to educate him or her.
If you're successful, you can then apply to DHEC for the changes with certified copies of your court order(s). DHEC will issue an amended birth certificate; your old name won't be given on your new certificate, but there will be comment lines that state what has been changed, and when. Not perfect, but better than what some states will give you. Be polite to the DHEC folks; I was treated with kindness and professionalism when I went to apply for my changes, so be good to them and they'll probably be good to you. Good luck! Jenny
SOUTH DAKOTA S.D. Codified Laws § 35-25-51
State Registrar and Manager
Kathlene A. Mueller
Data, Statistic and Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Street
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
(605) 773-5303 FAX (605) 773-5683 e-mail: kathi.mueller@state.sd.us
DMV Court Ordered gender change is required
TENNESSEE Tenn Code Ann. § 68-3-203(d)
Panel passes gender bill By Judith R. Tackett, jtackett@nashvillecitypaper.com March 24, 2005
Tennessee is one of three states that refuses to allow transgendered persons to correct the sex designation on their birth certificates and the only state with a statute that specifically prohibits the correction of sex designation on a birth certificate.
The Senate General Welfare Committee approved a bill Wednesday sponsored by Sen. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) that would allow people with a sex change to correct the sex designation on their birth certificates when showing a sworn statement by a licensed physician that indicates the gender of the individual born in Tennessee was changed by surgical procedure.
Tennessee law states that "the sex of an individual will not be changed on the original certificate of birth as a result of sex change surgery."
Tennessee will NOT change the sex designation on the birth certificate. CHANGING SEE ABOVE URLs
Tennessee will issue an amended birth certificate with the old name visibly struck over and the new name typed above it.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
State Registrar and Director
Sharon Leinbach
Office of Vital Records
Tennessee Department of Health
Central Services Building, 1st Floor
421 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247
(615) 532-2600 FAX: (615) 741-9860 E-mail: sharon.leinbach@state.tn.us
Contact your State Registrars Office or Bureau of Vital Statistics or visit their website
TEXAS Tex. Stat. Ann. §§ 191.028, 192.011
Texas will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
NOTE: While Texas law says one thing because of the Littleton Casesome are being informed that this cannot be done. We will try and get a legal update on this.
Documents Formerly Needed: An original letter from your SRS surgeon ( see note above)
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
State Registrar and Manager
Geraldine R. Harris
Vital Statistics Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3191
(512) 458-7111, ext .2068 FAX (512) 458-7130 E-mail: geraldine.harris@dshs.state.tx.us
DMV In the Lone Star State, you need a court order from a judge to get the gender marker changed. That's done when you file a petition to get your name changed at the same time.
If you are successful, and that depends on where in the state you live, the court order is then taken to any Texas Department of Public Safety (our state troopers) office where you'll be issued a new license.
Unfortunately, the GOP in Texas was one of the first parties taken over by the Reich in 1994, and if you get a GOP judge, they will do one of four things:
They will deny the petition totally.
They will deny the petition and disrespect you at the same time.
Grant the name change, but not the gender code change
Make you add a line to you petition that states that you can never get married to the opposite sex before they will grant the name and gender change.
UTAH Utah Code Ann. § 26-2-11
Utah will issue an amended certificate, changing both name and sex, and the certificate will not reveal which items were changed.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of a court order for your name change
A court order for your change of sex designation
These court orders can be from any U.S. State or from Canada
State Registrar and Director
Barry Nangle, Ph.D.
Center for Health Data
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-0700
(801) 538-6907 FAX (801) 538-7012 E-mail: bnangle@utah.gov
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct gender and undergoing treatment
VERMONT Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18 § 5075
Vermont will issue an amended certificate, changing both name and sex.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of a court order for your name change
A court order for your change of sex designation
The court will probably require documentation from your SRS surgeon.
Contact your State Registrars Office or Bureau of Vital Statistics
Director
Richard McCoy, MPA
Center for Health Statistics
Vermont Department of Health
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 651-1862 FAX (802) 865-7701 E-mail: rmccoy@vdh.state.vt.us
DMV Copy of name change order. Request gender be changed.
VIRGINIA Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-269
Virginia will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
Contact your State Registrars Office or Bureau of Vital Statistics
Director and State Registrar
Deborah Little-Bowser, R.N., M.P.S.
Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics
P.O. Box 1000
Richmond, VA 23218-1000
(804) 786-6207 FAX (804) 662-7262 E-mail: dlittle@vdh.state.va.us
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change. An original letter from your SRS surgeon (or other primary identification or a original court order for the change of sex designation see site above). Some offices tend to be more trouble than others.
Virginia will issue an amended birth certificate (except as noted in the law below).
§ 32.1-269. Amending vital records; change of name; acknowledgment of paternity; change of sex.
A. A vital record registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this article and such regulations as may be adopted by the Board to protect the integrity and accuracy of such vital records. Such regulations shall specify the minimum evidence required for a change in any such vital record.
B. Except in the case of an amendment provided for in subsection D, a vital record that is amended under this section shall be marked "amended" and the date of amendment and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be endorsed on or made a part of the vital record. The Board shall prescribe by regulation the conditions under which omissions or errors on certificates, including designation of sex, may be corrected within one year after the date of the event without the certificate being marked amended. In a case of hermaphroditism or pseudo-hermaphroditism, the certificate of birth may be corrected at any time without being considered as amended upon presentation to the State Registrar of such medical evidence as the Board may require by regulation.
C. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order changing the name of a person as listed in a vital record and upon request of such person or his parent, guardian, or legal representative or the registrant, the State Registrar shall amend such vital records to reflect the new name.
D. Upon written request of both parents and receipt of a sworn acknowledgment of paternity executed subsequent to the birth and signed by both parents of a child born out of wedlock, the State Registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show such paternity if paternity is not shown on the birth certificate. Upon request of the parents, the surname of the child shall be changed on the certificate to that of the father.
E. Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual has been changed by medical procedure and upon request of such person, the State Registrar shall amend such person's certificate of birth to show the change of sex and, if a certified copy of a court order changing the person's name is submitted, to show a new name.
F. When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required by regulation to amend a vital record or when the State Registrar finds reason to question the validity or sufficiency of the evidence, the vital record shall not be amended and he shall so advise the applicant. An aggrieved applicant may petition the circuit court of the county or city in which he resides or the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Division I, for an order compelling the State Registrar to amend the vital record; an aggrieved applicant who was born in Virginia, but is currently residing out of State, may petition any circuit court in the Commonwealth for such an order. The State Registrar or his authorized representative may appear and testify in such proceeding.
(Code 1950, § 32-353.24; 1956, c. 259; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c. 711; 1983, c. 240; 1985, c. 86.)
WASHINGTON Anecdotal reports only
Washington will issue an amended certificate, changing both name and sex. No statute, but issues amended birth certificates through an administrative process.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of a court order for your name change
A court order for your change of sex designation (OR a letter from your SRS surgeon)
Contact your State Registrars Office or Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Registrar and Director
Teresa Jennings
Center for Health Statistics
Epidemiology, Health Statistics and Public Health Laboratories Division
Washington State Department of Health
1112 Southeast Quince Street
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
(360) 236-4307 FAX (360) 753-4135 E-mail: teresa.jennings@doh.wa.gov
DMV Requests to change gender designation on drivers licenses and identicards must be made in writing to the Assistant Director for Driver Services. Request must include:
- A letter from the applicant explaining the change being requested.
- A letter from the applicant's physician verifying that the applicant is in the process of, or has completed, a gender change.
- The doctor must sign the letter personally.
If the gender change has not been completed, the physician's letter must verify that changing the gender designation is necessary for the applicant's treatment.
A photocopy of the applicant's current driver's license or identicard. Make sure your photograph is legible.
Please mail you letter and documentation to the following address:
Department of Licensing ATTN: Assistant Director's Office PO Box 9020 Olympia, WA 98507-9020
Upon approval of a request to change gender designation, the Assistant Director will send an authorization letter. You may present the letter of authorization to any Licensing Services Office to have the Department's records updated and a replacement license or identicard issued.
WEST VIRGINIA W.Va. Code § 16-5-24
West Virginia will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
Documents Needed:
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change
An original letter from your SRS surgeon
Contact your State Registrars Office or Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Gary L. Thompson
Vital Registration Office
WV Bureau of Public Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 165
Charleston, WV 25301-3701
(304) 558-0155 FAX: (304) 558-1787 E-mail: garythompson@wvdhhr.org
DMV Court order for gender change.
WISCONSIN Wis. Stat. § 69.15
Wisconsin will change both name and sex, and will issue a new birth certificate. NOTE: You must check the box on the application form to "IMPOUND" the original. This causes the original certificate to be closed to further inspection.
Documents Needed:
An original letter from your SRS surgeon should include your name, date of birth, date of surgery, type of surgery i.e.male-to-female.
An original or certified copy of the court order for your name change.
Take these to your local clerk of courts and explain what you need done. It takes 2-4 weeks for processing.
Note : Report of Order to Change Name & Sex on Birth Certificate Due to Surgical Sex-Change Procedure (Form DOH 5035) will need to be filled out and filed. Court cost should be considered as well as legal documentation. See Wisconsin Statutes: http://folio.legis.state.wi.us
State Registrar and Chief
John Kiesow
Division of Health Care Financing
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53702
(608) 266-0997 FAX (608) 264-4972 E-mail: kiesoja@dhfs.state.wi.us
DMV Wisonsin's DMV web page only says: "...truly changed gender (requiring proof by court order or physician's report)"
QUESTION:
Compliance with SSOLV will help in combating fraud and identity theft
Dear Ms. Swchwartz:
Would you please advise me of how WisDOT will handle the gender marker situation of preoperative transsexuals who must live and work in the new gender for a year or more before receiving authorization for sex reassignment surgery? Since Social Security Administration no longer allows for gender marker change until completion of surgery, what mechanism will WisDOT use to allow issue, or renewal and retention of a driver's license with the target gender marker that doesn't yet match SSA records?
Sincerely, Robyn
REPLY:
Hello,
Thank you for contacting WisDOT for information on how gender discrepancies between the driver record and the Social Security
Administration (SSA) record will be handled with the implementation of SSOLV.
The SSA record match compares the name, date of birth, social security number and gender, with the driver license record and identifies any driver with a record that does not match the SSA name, date of birth, social security number and gender exactly. Only about 2% of the WisDOT records have any type of discrepancy as a result of the match with SSA records.
Wisconsin has always required an affidavit or statement that the driver is enrolled in a program leading to gender change, or has completed the surgery prior to changing the gender designation on the driver license. The statement must be from a medical doctor or director of a facility specializing in gender change. This requirement is not new and will not change with the implementation of the Social Security Online Verification system (SSOLV). Drivers who provide appropriate physician documentation will be allowed to change the gender designation on their driver license one time. This will allow the driver time to complete the procedure and obtain a new Social Security Card. The WisDOT record will be notated and no future driver license will be issued until the SSA record is updated to reflect the new gender designation.
Wisconsin has never allowed a person to change his/her gender designation on the driver license until the applicant is enrolled in a gender change program or has completed the gender change surgery. All drivers must designate their physical birth gender on the application, to obtain a driver license. The gender designation can be changed only if the driver provides physician documentation that he/she is enrolled in a gender change program or has completed the surgery.
The driver license must designate the physical gender of the driver, while the photo may reflect the appearance of a different gender. Although it may be inconvenient for a driver, if the physical gender and photo on the driver license do not match, it does not impact the driver's ability to obtain a driver license or to use that driver license for identification purposes.
Implementation of SSOLV did result in WisDOT changing its name change policy. Effective July 5, 2005, documentation (such as court order, marriage certificate, divorce decree, etc.) will be required to change the name on the driver license. When there is a name change, drivers need to:
1) take the appropriate documents to the SSA to record the new name and
2) bring appropriate documentation of the name change and new social security card to DMV for a driver license in the new name. For more information regarding SSA acceptable proof of identify documents or SSA locations see the SSA web site at: www.social security.gov. The SSA name change form can be obtained at http://social security.gov/online/ss-5.html. Complete information on WisDOT acceptable proof of name change and date of birth documents can be obtained at:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/apply/doc/proof-dob.htm.
Although SSOLV and the new name change policy will result in some inconvenience for Wisconsin applicants, it will result in a safer
environment and help prevent identify theft.
Feel free to contact me if you have additional questions.
Sincerely, Karen Schwartz, Chief Qualifications and Issuance Section
WYOMING Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-1-424
Wyoming will issue an amended certificate. The certificate will specify the birth name and the birth gender, unless you can obtain a court order mandating a new certificate be created.
Contact your State Registrars Office, County Clerk or Bureau of Vital Statistics for info
Deputy State Registrar
Lucinda McCaffrey
Vital Records Services
WY Department of Health
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7264 FAX (307) 777-7439 E-mail: cmccaf@state.wy.us
DMV Therapist or doctors letter verifying living full-time in the correct gender and undergoing treatment and copy of name change order
U.S. Territorial Registrars
American Samoa
Registrar of Vital Records
Nuufou Ofagalilo
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-1405 or 1406 FAX: (684) 633-5379
Guam
Territorial Registrar
Carolyn R. Garrido
Office of Vital Statistics
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 2816
Hagatna, GU 96932
(671) 735-7280 FAX (671) 734-5910 E-mail: crgarrido@dphss.govguam.net
Northern Mariana Islands
Manager
Isidro R. Ogarto
Vital Statistics
Office of Health Planning and Statistics
Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 500409
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 2368717 or 8718 FAX (670) 234-8930
Puerto Rico
Director
Nicholas Fernandez
Puerto Rico Demographic Registry
Department of Health
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 11854
San Juan, PR 00910-3854
(787) 281-8667, 787-767-9120, ext. 2401 or 3401
FAX (787) 751-5003 E-mail: nfernandez@salud.gov.pr
Virgin Islands
Director
Radmur Downing
Vital Records and Statistics
VI Department of Health
Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(304) 774-9000, ext. 4704 E-mail: radmur.carty@usvi-doh.org
PERSONS BORN OUTSIDE THE USA BUT ARE NOW CITIZENS:
You can change your name and gender on your U.S. Department of State issued birth certificates.
Documents Needed:
A legal name change (original or certified copy) from the court of the county for which they reside
The original birth certificate
An original letter of SRS from the surgeon
People should also include their "Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the USA" so that it can also be changed. If the orginal is not available you must send a signed notarized affidavit explaining why.
Forward all documents to:
U.S. Dept of State
1111 19th Street N.W., Suite 510
Washington D.C. 20502-1705 (202) 955-0307
The State Department will then re-issue a new birth certificate (not amended) and the process takes approximately 6-8 weeks.
Fees: $40 (fees subject to change).
CANADA
Alberta
Director
W. W. Proskiw
Vital Statistics
Alberta Registries
John E. Brownlee Building, Third Floor
10365 97th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3W7 (403) 427-2683
British Columbia
Executive Director
R. J. Danderfer
Division of Vital Statistics
818 Fort Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1H8 (604) 387-4826
Manitoba
Director of Vital Statistics
Marlene J. Zyluk
Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs
254 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0B6 (204) 945-3701 (204) 945-4168
New Brunswick
Registrar General
Alice Garner
Vital Statistics
Centennial Building
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 (506) 453-2385 (506) 453-2714 FAX: (506) 453-3205
Newfoundland
Registrar
Brenda Andrews
Vital Statistics Division
Department of Health
P.O. Box 8700
Prince Phillip Drive
St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 4J6 (709) 729-3311
Northwest Territories
Registrar General for Vital Statistics
Diana Denroche
Department of Safety and Public Services
Government of Northwest Territories
Third Floor, Panda Centre II
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9 (403) 873-7404
Nova Scotia
Deputy Registrar General
Betty A. Etter
1723 Hollis Street
P.O. Box 157
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2M9 (902) 424-6845
The following information is current as of March 2002, according to my sources:
I live in New Brunswick, Canada, I was born in Nova Scotia, Canada.
First I had to visit the Vital Statistics New Brunswick office on-line to change my name:
They have all the info and you can order the 'kit' on-line. I was asked to provide a letter from a therapist as to verify the nature of my request. I also had to provide an original 'long-form' birth certificate, because I was born out of province. I ordered that on-line from this site:
It cost $25 and was delivered promptly.
After all that, and $100 later to PNB, I got my 'Change of Name' certificate.
Then you go back to the PNS (Province of Nova Scotia) site. In order to change name and sex, you will need to supply this Change of Name certificate, a letter from your SRS surgeon, and a letter from another physician who has examined you post op.
Ontario
Ontario will issue an amended certificate, changing either name or sex, and the certificate will not reveal which items were changed. The change of the sex designation on the birth registry is a separate process from the change of name. A copy of the long form of the certificate will list the original name and sex, along with the new name and new sex, plus annotations describing the changes made.
Change of Name: Contact the Registrar General's office and request an Application to change an adult's name. You will need original copy of your birth certificate, a signature of a guarantor, and a signature of a commissioner. Present cost is C$137.
Change of Sex Designation: Contact the Registrar General's office and request an Application for Change of Sex Designation on Birth Registry package. There are three forms to be filled in. You fill in the Application for Change of Sex Designation on Birth Registry form. The surgeon who conducted the transsexual surgery the Medical Certificate of Transsexual Surgery. And another physician completes the Medical Certificate to Substantiate Transsexual Surgery was Performed form. The cost to have the change performed is C$37. Cost of the short form (certificate) is $C15 while the cost of the long form is C$22.
Changes Resulting from Transsexual Surgery
Changing sex designation appearing on registration of birth
Where the anatomical sex structure of a person is changed to a sex other than that which appears on the registration of birth, the person may apply to the Registrar General to have the designation of sex on the registration of birth changed so that the designation will be consistent with the results of the transsexual surgery.
Application
An application shall be accompanied by,
(a) a certificate signed by a medical practitioner legally qualified to practise medicine in the jurisdiction in which the transsexual surgery was performed upon the applicant, certifying that,
(i) he or she performed transsexual surgery on the applicant, and (ii) as a result of the transsexual surgery, the designation of sex of the applicant should be changed on the registration of birth of the applicant; (b) a certificate of a medical practitioner who did not perform the transsexual surgery but who is qualified and licensed to practise medicine in Canada certifying that,
(i) he or she has examined the applicant, (ii) the results of the examination substantiate that transsexual surgery was performed upon the applicant, and (iii) as a result of the transsexual surgery, the description of the sex of the applicant should be changed on the registration of birth of the applicant; and (c) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar General as to the identity of the applicant.
Alternate medical evidence
Where it is not possible to obtain the medical certificate referred to in clause (2) (a) or (b), the applicant shall submit such medical evidence of the transsexual surgery as the Registrar General considers necessary.
Notation on birth registration to be consistent with result of surgery
The Registrar General shall, upon application made to him or her in accordance with this section, cause a notation to be made on the birth registration of the applicant so that the registration is consistent with the results of the surgery.
Old certificates to be returned
Any person in possession or control of a certificate or certified copy of a birth registration issued before the making of a notation under subsection (4) shall return the certificate or certified copy to the Registrar General forthwith upon demand.
You can change your passport before you change your birth certificate, if you wish. That is found in the Federal regulations. Not as straightforward and you will still need the birth certificate at a later date for yoru state authorities (i.e. driver's license).
Deputy Registrar General
E. J. Kelly
Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations
Ontario Government Building
Office of the Registrar General
189 Red River Road
P.O.Box 4600
Thunder Bay (Ontario)
CANADA P7B 6L8
Telephone: 001-416-325-8305 or 001-416-965-1684 or (807) 343-7507
Fax: : 001-807-343-7411 or (807) 343-7411 E-mail : org@gov.on.ca
DMV An original or certified copy of the certificate (court order) for your name change. An original letter from your SRS surgeon
Prince Edward Island
Director
Thelma A. Johnston
Division of Vital Statistics Health and Community Services Agency
17 Haviland Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8 (902) 368-4420 FAX: (902) 368-5544
Québec
Directeur de l'etat civil
Guy Lavigne
205, rue Montmagny
Quebec, Quebec G1N 4T2
(418) 643-6043 FAX (418) 646-3255 E-mail: guy-r.lavigne@dec.gouv.qc.ca
Saskatchewan
Director of Vital Statistics and Health Insurance Registration
Ronn Wallace
Department of Health
1919 Rose Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3V7 (306) 787-3094(306) 787-2288
Yukon Territory
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Joanne Fairlie
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 (403) 667-5202 FAX: (403) 688-3786
United Kingdom
Here is some news for UK citizens: A name change can be done on-line:
Also see: http://www.ftm.org.uk/changename.htm
From Stephen Applying for a change to your UK Birth certificate:
1. England or Wales.
Write to General Register Office,
Corrections and Re-registration section
Room D209, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road,
Birkdale, Southport, PR8 2HH Telephone: 44 (151) 471 4806
2. state your full new name, old name, date of birth and place of birth
and (if you have it) the number of your birth certificate (send a photocopy if you can)
3. State what date you commenced living full time in your new gender.
4. State you have undergone gender reassignment treatment, and that you wish to apply for a change to your birth certificate in the light of the ruling of the ECHR in Goodwin & I v UK Government.
Please DO NOT indicate your operative status or what surgery you have had!
NOTE: it is important for the rights of all/any T*-people who cannot have full SRS surgery, or don´t want all forms of treatment, that the Registrar General does not get a feeling she can decide to grant B/C´s only to any T*-people who have had full SRS... The aims of PFC are clear, that any treatment which is considered to be part of your permanent modification of your body is a full valid legal indicator for the right to request a new Birth Certificate. This is especially true to ensure the rights of f2m (Transmen) who cannot yet get what can be described as safe and satisfactory phalus-construction surgery.
5. Include your statutory declaration of name change and your doctors letter indicating that the change Petra´s note: Even if is just Breast growth through HRT) has been PERMANENT
6. Copy all the correspondance to your Member of Parliament, at the House of Commons, London WC1A 1AA
7. Include a cover note to your MP asking that they chase up this matter and ensure it is expedited in view of the long time you have had to wait to date for this.
I think the Registrar General will write back saying they cannot do this until english statutory law is changed - we might then have to have a class action seeking judicial review of the refusal to do this.
But in order to get that we need as many of you as possible to apply NOW
8. If you are married, do not mention it on the request, then the issue of requirements for a divorce to get a legal sex-change is not only not under consideration, but is irrelevant for the decision. It has already been allowed, as was granted in my own case (where I am now 100% legally female and can only marry a man) but was told the exisiting marriage is and remains untouched. So if you later have difficulties due to this, write to me and I will send you copies of the various
documents and info you can cite!
Support this action and make use of the rights fought for and granted by the decision of the UCHR in July 2002
If you need to see the ruling, please visit following link...
If anyone on this list has a UK birth certificate, Press For Change
has issued the following in response to the European Court decision yesterday.
If you decide to request a new certificate and to send a copy to the
UK Parliament, The Minster to write to is:
Rosie Winterton MP
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor's Department
House of Commons
London England WC1A 1AA
It is likely that initial requests will be turned down (as described below), but the importance it to get pressure happening in the light of the ruling .
If you know of people not on this list who were born in the UK, please pass this on to them.
Thanks Jayne McFadyen
For those born in Scotland:
New Register House
3 West Register Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 3YT (Tel no: +44 131 314 4411).
For Northern Ireland:
The General Register Office
Oxford House
49-55 Chichester Street
BELFAST BT1 4HL (+44) (0)(28) 90252000
For more UK information see: http://www.pfc.org.uk/
ALL INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS, FRIENDS, COUNTY CLERKS, REGISTRARS & ASSORTED STATE AND GOVERNMENTAL WEBSITES. ALL INFORMATION IS PUBLIC AND WE ARE STILL WORKING.
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Note: I just found out that Illinois has changed their rules about birth certificate changes, to require that both the patient and the surgeon submit forms certifying that "The surgery has been completely performed" and now recognizes ONLY CERTIFICATES SIGNED BY PHYSICIANS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES! Robyn
I believe that even if done overseas your local GP attesting to the fact that it has been completed would meet the requirement.
Organisation Intersex International
NAME, BIRTH RECORD AND DMV INFORMATION BELOW
You are able to do Comon Law Name Changes in most states and it may be something that you would like to consider. Below is a note from one successful changed done this way.
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Hi Dalelynn
Just a quick note.. I did a document called "AN AFFIDAVITE AND DECLARATION OF COMMON LAW NAME CHANGE". It was prepared by an attorney friend of mine.. All I did was fill in the blanks spaces and have it notarized. It stated who I was.. and who I plan to be.. living as a female. Using that document, I went to the social security orifice and stood in line for about an hour. I filled out a name change form and handed in my old card the name change form..a letter from my therapist explaining my status as GID in transition and living my RLT, and the name change declaration. The nice lady behind the counter also changed the gender part of my record (something not always
done).
About two weeks later upon recieving my new card (with the same old number on it) I went to DMV. I filled out the change of name forms, an origional of my therapists letter (they made me a copy to keep) and showed my new S.S. card. They took my money and new photos and gave me my new license. The supervisor who took care of me smiled as she handed my my license and said "welcome to womanhood". and that was that.. two weeks later the photo license showed up in the mail and I was done.
Yours
Nora Brooklyn, NY
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DMV UPDATE:
Because of September 11, (911) many DMVs have instituted the requirement for additional identification as proof of legal presence. Most states that have done so require this upon initial request, renewal of an expired license or reinstatement of a suspended license. This also applies to Photo ID Cards.
Legal presence means that a person is either a U.S. citizen or is legally authorized to be in the United States. Legal presence can be proved using a U.S. birth certificate or U.S. passport. It also can be proved using a variety of other documents such as a Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization, Resident Alien Card or a valid foreign passport with a visa, I-94 or an I-94W with a participating country.
See your local DMV for specific form or documents required as proof of legal presence.
For Virginia the Birth record, U.S. passport, Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization, Resident Alien Card, or a valid foreign passport with a visa, I-94 or and I-94W with a participating country are valid.
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