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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A vital record registered under this chapter must be amended or corrected in accordance with this section or rules adopted by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics for the purpose of protecting the integrity and accuracy of vital records.
(2)(a) A vital record that is amended under this section shall indicate that it has been amended, except as otherwise provided in this section or by rule of the state registrar.
(b) The state registrar shall keep and maintain:
(A) Documentation that identifies the evidence upon which an amendment or correction is based;
(B) The date of the amendment or correction; and
(C) The identity of the individual authorized by the Center for Health Statistics that made the amendment or correction.
(3) 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 the request of a person 18 years of age or older or, if a person is younger than 18 years of age and is not an emancipated minor, by the person's parent, legal guardian or legal representative, the state registrar shall amend the record of live birth to show a new name.
(4) When an applicant to amend a vital record does not submit the minimum documentation required to make an amendment, or when the state registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the application, the state registrar, in the state registrar's discretion, may refuse to amend the vital record and shall enter an order to that effect, stating the reasons for the action. The state registrar shall advise the applicant of the right to appeal under ORS 183.484.
(5) When an amendment is made to a record of marriage or a record of domestic partnership by the county clerk or other county official who issues marriage licenses and registers domestic partnerships or, if an amendment changes the name, date of birth or birthplace of a party, by the court that entered the judgment or final order of dissolution of marriage or dissolution of domestic partnership, copies of the amendment must be forwarded to the state registrar.
(6) If a judgment or final order of dissolution of marriage or dissolution of domestic partnership is set aside by the court that entered the judgment or order, a copy of the notice setting aside the judgment or order must be forwarded to the state registrar and the state registrar shall void the related record.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 432.235 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-36-public-health-and-safety/or-rev-st-sect-432-235/
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