69.10 Correction of obvious errors.
(1) Until 365 days after the occurrence of an event which is the subject of a vital record, the state registrar or a local registrar may correct an error in the record if he or she determines that the error is obviously inadvertent.
(2) A person with a direct and tangible interest in a vital record may petition a court to order a correction in the record under this section if the state or local registrar with whom the record is filed fails to make the correction.
History: 1985 a. 315; 2017 a. 334.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 69 - Collection of statistics.
69.02 - Department powers and duties.
69.03 - Powers and duties of state registrar.
69.035 - Treatment by state registrar of tribal vital records and tribal court orders.
69.04 - Local registration district.
69.05 - Duties of local registrar.
69.06 - Duties of city registrars.
69.07 - Duties of register of deeds.
69.08 - Requirements for registration.
69.09 - Corrections prior to filing.
69.10 - Correction of obvious errors.
69.11 - Amendments without court order.
69.12 - Entry of true facts by court order.
69.13 - Correction of facts misrepresented by informant for record of birth.
69.14 - Registration of births.
69.145 - Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
69.15 - Changes of fact on birth records.
69.186 - Induced abortion reporting.
69.19 - Court-ordered death records.
69.20 - Disclosure of information from vital records.
69.21 - Copies of vital records.
69.30 - Authorized copying of vital records.
69.61 - Annual statement of taxes.
69.62 - Returns to department of revenue.
69.63 - Department of revenue, duties.
69.64 - Realty statistics; items.
69.65 - Statistics compiled, use of; county clerk's duties.
69.66 - Agricultural statistics.
69.67 - Returns may be sent for; expense.