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: April 5, 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