State Laws and Legislation

West Virginia Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues

Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
West Virginia law provides generally for amendments to birth records. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics is authorized to amend a transsexual’s birth record upon receipt of a court order that the individual has had a legal name change and upon receipt of a physician’s notarized statement that the person named on the birth certificate has completed sex-reassignment surgery.


Citations: W. VA. CODE § 16-5-24; W. VA. CODE ST. R. § 64-32-6.

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Updated: Wed, March 14, 2007 - 12:00:18