§ 103335 Birth Record Amendment Copy

Health and Safety Code·California

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The state registrar will mail you a certified copy of a birth record that has been changed, and you don’t have to pay for it—unless the change was made within a year of the event itself.

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•Free certified copy of any amended birth record.
•If the amendment is filed within one year of the event, a fee may be charged.
•Applies to all people who request the copy.

Example

Jane discovers her birth certificate misspelled her middle name. She files an amendment five years after she was born.

Because Jane’s correction was made more than a year after her birth, the registrar will send her a certified copy of the corrected record for free.

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§ 103335 Birth Record Amendment Copy

The State Registrar shall send a certified copy of the newly amended record of birth to the applicant without additional cost, except for those amendments that are filed within one year of the date of occurrence of the event. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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State Registrar certified copy amended record of birth without additional cost one year of the date of occurrence of the event

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 103335.

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