<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:09:05:09 Method of amending certificates.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:05:09"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:05:09 Method of amending certificates."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:09:05:09.&nbsp;&nbsp;Method of amending certificates.</b> The Department of Health may amend a vital record in the following manner:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Completing the item in any case where the item was left blank on the existing certificate;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Drawing a single line through the item to be amended and inserting the correct data. The line drawn through the original entry must not obliterate the entry;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Changing a record maintained in an electronic file. The date of the amendment must be made a part of the record and the original information must also be retained;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Creating a new certificate when so ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. The certificate may not be marked as amended; or</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Preparing a new certificate showing the correct information when the state registrar considers that the nature of the amendment so requires.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 26 SDR 89, effective January 9, 2000.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-51">34-25-51.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-51">34-25-51.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>