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DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 11. Amendment of Records 103225-103449›ARTICLE 1. Amendment of a Record of Birth, Death or Marriage 103225-103265

§ 103225

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Whenever the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate of birth, death, fetal death, or marriage already registered, the person asserting that the error exists may make an affidavit under oath stating the changes necessary to make the record correct, that shall be supported by the affidavit of one other credible person having knowledge of the facts, and file it with the state or local registrar. This includes, but is not limited to, the correction of typographical, spelling, or statistical errors in any of these facts.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 853, Sec. 27. (AB 3281) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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