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According to Oregon law, those wanting to amend an Oregon birth record to support their gender identity must complete an application, prove their eligibility, and when required, provide evidence documents to support the correction or change to the record. 
For more information, see ORS 432.235, OAR 333-011-0271, OAR 333-011-0272, OAR 333-011-0273, and OAR 333-011-0275. If the birth did not occur in Oregon, contact the state where it did occur to amend the record. 

If you need to correct the sex or name on a birth record due to a mistake that was made when creating the original birth record or if your amendment request is for any reason other than for the purpose of affirming gender identity, please:

  1. Return to the Main Page

  2. Select "Birth Record" under the "Change a Record" column


​If you would like to change the name and/or sex of the child on the birth record (the registrant) to support their gender identity through the administrative process of signing an application in the presence of a notary, proceed to the Checklist to Amend a Birth Record to Support Gender Identity (Administrative Option) below.

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​If you already have a court order to change your name and/or sex and would like to amend your birth record to match what was granted by the court, click here.​

​This is where we could put supplemental forms 

​Affidavit:

A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation for use as evidence in court or for legal purposes. When an affidavit is signed, a Notary must be present as an official, impartial witness in order for the document to be legally valid​. 


Affirm/Affirmation: 

A formal declaration that an affidavit is true.​


Amendment/Amend:

Changing or correcting a record by adding, subtracting, or substituting information on the record. 

 

Applicant:

The eligible person submitting the application to change the registrant's birth record.


Att​est/Attestation:

A formal declaration or witness to a fact. The application includes an attestation for changing name and/or sex and must be signed with a Notary present.

 

Birth Record/Birth Certificate:

The birth record is the information of live birth that is registered with the state. The birth certificate is the printed version of the birth record.

 

Court Order/Judgment:

The final decision of a court case that determines that rights and obligations of the people involved. Both terms are considered to mean the same thing for the purposes of this web page and usually refer to a printed version of the final decision.​

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Gender Identity:

A person's inner sense of being male, female, a blend of both or neither. It is how one sees themselves and what they call themselves. A person's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex determined at birth. 

 

Notary:​

A person who is authorized by the state to act as an official witness to the signing of legal documents by verifying the identity of those who sign.​

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Registrant:

The person whose birth record is being updated for gender identity purposes. For birth records, this may also be called “person on record," “child on record," or “child."


Sealed File:

A file that is kept confidential and not available to the public. Typically, even the person named on the record (registrant) must get a court order to access the file.​


Typographical:

Typed or printed text.​


In 2017 Oregon passed House Bill 2673 which allows people who were born in Oregon and need to change their name and/or sex on their birth record to affirm and reflect their gender identity to do so by completing a notarized application rather than having to get a court order. 
Name and sex do not need to be changed at the same time using this administrative process, but each can only be changed once. Any further changes require a court order. Applicants must attest under penalty of law that the change is for the purpose of affirming gender identity which is different than the sex shown on the birth record.