Arkansas Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
Arkansas law permits transsexuals born in Arkansas to amend their birth certificates upon receipt of a court order verifying that they have undergone sex-reassignment surgery and that their names have been changed.
Citation: ARK. CODE ANN. § 20-18-307.
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Last Updated: 3/10/2007