West Virginia Code
Article 5. Vital Statistics
§16-5-25. Correction and Amendment of Vital Records

(a) In order to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records, a certificate or report registered under this article may be amended only in accordance with the provisions of this article or legislative rule.
(b) A certificate or report that is amended under this section must indicate that it has been amended, except as otherwise provided in this section or by legislative rule: Provided, That the department shall prescribe by legislative rule the conditions under which additions or corrections of minor deficiencies, including, but not limited to, the omission or misspelling of a first name, may be made to certificates or records within one year of the event without the certificate indicating that it has been amended.
(c) The State Registrar shall maintain a record which identifies the evidence upon which the amendment was based, the date of amendment, and the identity of the person making the amendment.
(d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state, and upon request of the person whose name is to be changed or his or her parent, guardian or legal representative, the state Registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to reflect the new name.
(e) If the required evidentiary documentation is not filed with the application for amending a vital record or the state Registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the evidentiary documentation, the state Registrar may not amend the vital record and shall advise the applicant of his or her right to seek an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(f) When the state Registrar amends a certificate or report, he or she shall report the amendment to any other custodian of the vital record.
(g) When an amendment is made to a certificate of marriage or record of divorce or annulment, the local official issuing the marriage license or the court ordering the divorce or annulment shall forward copies of the amendment to the state Registrar.
(h) In addition to providing the information necessary to amend a certificate or record, a person whose name is to appear on the amended certificate as a parent shall furnish the social security number or numbers, issued to the parent, which must be forwarded to the state Registrar along with the information required for the amended certificate.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 16. Public Health

Article 5. Vital Statistics

§16-5-1. Definitions

§16-5-2. Establishment of Section of Vital Statistics in Bureau for Public Health

§16-5-3. Department of Health and Human Resources to Propose Legislative Rules

§16-5-4. Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics

§16-5-5. Powers and Duties of State Registrar

§16-5-6. Registration Districts

§16-5-7. Appointment and Removal of Local Registrars and Deputy Local Registrars

§16-5-8. Duties of Local Registrars and Deputy Local Registrars

§16-5-9. Content of Certificates and Reports

§16-5-9a. Legal Residences to Be Included on Certificates of Death

§16-5-10. Birth Registration Acknowledgment and Rescission of Paternity

§16-5-11. Registration of Infants and Minors Born With Specified Birth Defects

§16-5-12. Notation on Birth Records of Missing Children

§16-5-13. Registration of Infants of Unknown Parentage

§16-5-14. Delayed Registration of Births

§16-5-15. Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth

§16-5-16. Certificate of Adoption

§16-5-17. Court Reports of Determination of Paternity

§16-5-18. Certificates of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Paternity Acknowledgment and Court Determination of Paternity

§16-5-19. Death registration.(a) a Certificate of Death for Each Death Which Occurs in This State Shall Be Filed With the Section of Vital Statistics, or as Otherwise Directed by the State Registrar, Within Five Days After Death, and Prior to Final D...

§16-5-20. Delayed Registration of Death

§16-5-21. Reports of Fetal Death

§16-5-21a. Noah's Law; Certificate of Birth for a Stillbirth; and Contents of Certificate

§16-5-22. Reports of Abortions

§16-5-23. Authorization for Disposition and Disinterment and Reinterment Permits

§16-5-24. Extension of Time for Filing Certificates, Reports and Authorizations

§16-5-25. Correction and Amendment of Vital Records

§16-5-26. Reproduction and Preservation of Records

§16-5-27. Disclosure of Information From Vital Records or Vital Reports

§16-5-28. Copies From the System of Vital Statistics

§16-5-29. Fees for Copies and Searches

§16-5-30. Persons Required to Keep Records

§16-5-31. Duty to Furnish Information Relative to Vital Events

§16-5-32. Matching of Birth and Death Certificates

§16-5-33. Limitation on Use of Social Security Numbers

§16-5-34. Uniform System of Registration of Marriage, Divorce and Annulment of Marriage

§16-5-35. Registration of Marriages

§16-5-36. Registration of Divorces and Annulments of Marriages

§16-5-37. Applicability to Previously Received Certificates and Reports

§16-5-38. Penalties