§ 35-1-424 — Correction and amendment of vital records

(a) A certificate or record registered under this act may
be amended only in accordance with this act and regulations
thereunder adopted by the division of health and medical
services to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records.
A certificate that is amended under this section shall be marked
"Amended" except as provided in subsection (d) of this section.
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 record.
(b) Vital records services shall prescribe by regulations
the conditions under which additions or minor corrections shall
be made to birth certificates within one (1) year after the date
of birth without the certificate being considered as amended.
(c) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order
changing the name of a person born in this state and upon
request of such person or his parent, guardian, or legal
representative, the state registrar of vital records shall amend
the certificate to reflect the new name, by attaching an
abstract of the court order.
(d) After one (1) year no correction shall be made on the
face of the certificate.