Amending a California Birth Record​

​The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) receives all amendment requests by a mail in application. For help choosing the correct birth amendment form, please utilize our Birth Amendment Overview Chart (PDF) and the matching pamphlet for further instruction. ​

Add, Remove, or Replace a Parent Listed on the Current Birth Certificate​

• VS 21 - Amendment o​f Parentage​ (PDF, 1.1MB)​​​​​
  
• VS 21 - Enmienda de Paternidad​​ (PDF, 3.6MB)​

​Amend a Birth Certificate to Reflect the Registrants Legal Name Change​​​​​

• VS 23 - Application to Amend a Birth Certificate After a Court Order Name Change (PDF)
• VS 23 - Solicitud para Enmendar un Registro de Nacimiento Después de un Cambio de Nombre por Orden Judicial (PDF)
  

Add the Registrants Name to Blank Fields ​​​​

• VS 107 - Supplemental Name Report (PDF, 1.1MB​)
• VS 107 - Infrme de Nombre Suplementario - Nacimiento (PDF)
  
• VS 107 Form (PDF)
  

The Adoption Process

• Amend a California birth certificate after an adoption has been finalized
• VS 44 - The Adoption Process (PDF)
• VS 44 - El Proceso de Adopción (PDF)​
  
• VS 44 (WEBFORM)​
  
• Create the VS 44 using the Amendment Request Portal (EBRS-ARP)
• ARP Instructional Presentation (PDF)
  
• For an adoption request regarding for a California birth,  our office will accept out of state VS 44 equivalents. 
• ​For more detailed information, please see the Adoption Process​ webpage.

Amend a Birth Certificate to Correct General and Gender Errors​

• VS 24B - Application to Amend a Birth Record (PDF, 1.2MB)
• VS 24B - Solicitud para Enmendar un Registro de Nacimiento (PDF, 1.2MB)​
• Correct spelling errors
• Correct the sex field, date, time, or place of birth of the ch​ild due to hospital or Local Registrar error
• Add the parent's new name after a court order or naturalization process
• Correct parents' place or date of birth
• Change child's sex field to reflect gender identity
• Change parent designation to reflect gender identity on child's birth certificate

The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request.​ Please view our current Processing Times and Fees. When your request is fully reviewed,  CDPH-VR will contact you if any additional documentation or information is needed to complete your request. For more specific questions, please see the Frequently Asked Questions webpage.