Oregon Statutes - Chapter 432 - Vital Statistics - Section 432.235 - Amendment of vital record or vital report; rules.

(1) A certificate or report registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records and vital reports.

(2) A certificate or report that is amended under this section shall indicate that it has been amended, except as otherwise provided in ORS 432.230, this section or by rule of the state registrar. A record shall be maintained that identifies the evidence upon which the amendment was based, the date of the amendment and the identity of the person making the amendment. The state registrar shall prescribe by rule the conditions under which additions or minor corrections may be made to certificates or reports within one year without the certificate or report indicating that it has been amended.

(3) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court changing the name of a person born in this state and upon request of such person or if the person is a minor or incompetent, the parents, guardian or legal representative of the person, the state registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name.

(4) 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 whether such individual’s name has been changed, the certificate of birth of such individual shall be amended as prescribed by rule of the state registrar.

(5) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required by rule of the state registrar for amending a vital record or when the state registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant’s sworn statements or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not amend the vital record and shall advise the applicant of the reason for this action and shall further advise the applicant of the right of appeal under ORS 183.480 and 183.484.

(6) When a certificate or report is amended under this section by the state registrar, the state registrar shall report the amendment to any other custodian of the vital record and the record of the other custodian shall be amended accordingly.

(7) When an amendment is made to an application, license and record of marriage by the local official issuing the marriage license, copies of the amendment shall be forwarded to the state registrar.

(8)(a) When a party or legal representative proposes to set aside or change any information recorded in a dissolution of marriage judgment filed pursuant to ORS 432.408, the party or legal representative seeking the amendment or set aside order shall prepare a summary of the changes in the form prescribed or furnished by the state registrar and shall present the form to the clerk of the court along with the proposed supplemental judgment. In all cases the completed form shall be a prerequisite to the entry of the supplemental judgment.

(b) The clerk of the court shall complete and forward to the Center for Health Statistics the records of each such supplemental judgment in the same manner prescribed by ORS 432.408. [Formerly 432.290; 1997 c.783 §25; 2003 c.576 §455; 2007 c.703 §10]

Note: The amendments to 432.235 by section 17, chapter 99, Oregon Laws 2007, are the subject of a referendum petition that may be filed with the Secretary of State not later than September 26, 2007. If the referendum petition is filed with the required number of signatures of electors, chapter 99, Oregon Laws 2007, will be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the regular general election held on November 4, 2008. If approved by the people at the general election, chapter 99, Oregon Laws 2007, takes effect December 4, 2008. If the referendum petition is not filed with the Secretary of State or does not contain the required number of signatures of electors, the amendments to 432.235 by section 17, chapter 99, Oregon Laws 2007, take effect January 1, 2008. 432.235, as amended by section 17, chapter 99, Oregon Laws 2007, and including amendments by section 13, chapter 703, Oregon Laws 2007, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

432.235. (1) A certificate or report registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records and vital reports.

(2) A certificate or report that is amended under this section shall indicate that it has been amended, except as otherwise provided in ORS 432.230, this section or by rule of the state registrar. A record shall be maintained that identifies the evidence upon which the amendment was based, the date of the amendment and the identity of the person making the amendment. The state registrar shall prescribe by rule the conditions under which additions or minor corrections may be made to certificates or reports within one year without the certificate or report indicating that it has been amended.

(3) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court changing the name of a person born in this state and upon request of such person or if the person is a minor or incompetent, the parents, guardian or legal representative of the person, the state registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name.

(4) 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 whether such individual’s name has been changed, the certificate of birth of such individual shall be amended as prescribed by rule of the state registrar.

(5) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required by rule of the state registrar for amending a vital record or when the state registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant’s sworn statements or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not amend the vital record and shall advise the applicant of the reason for this action and shall further advise the applicant of the right of appeal under ORS 183.480 and 183.484.

(6) When a certificate or report is amended under this section by the state registrar, the state registrar shall report the amendment to any other custodian of the vital record and the record of the other custodian shall be amended accordingly.

(7) When an amendment is made to an application, license and record of marriage or to a Declaration of Domestic Partnership by the local official issuing the marriage license or registering the declaration, copies of the amendment shall be forwarded to the state registrar.

(8)(a) When a party or legal representative proposes to set aside or change any information recorded in a dissolution of marriage judgment or dissolution of domestic partnership judgment filed pursuant to ORS 432.408, the party or legal representative seeking the amendment or set aside order shall prepare a summary of the changes in the form prescribed or furnished by the state registrar and shall present the form to the clerk of the court along with the proposed supplemental judgment. In all cases the completed form shall be a prerequisite to the entry of the supplemental judgment.

(b) The clerk of the court shall complete and forward to the Center for Health Statistics the records of each such supplemental judgment in the same manner prescribed by ORS 432.408.

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