<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:09:05:12 Amendment of surnames on vital records after one year.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:05:12"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:05:12 Amendment of surnames on vital records after one year."> <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>44:09:05:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment of surnames on vital records after one year.</b> Any amendment to a surname made within the first year after the event occurred may be amended by affidavit unless that surname was placed on the record using a paternity, adoption, or other court order. Any amendment to a surname on a vital record made a year or more after the event occurred requires an order from a court of competent jurisdiction unless the amendment makes a minor spelling correction.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 26 SDR 89, effective January 9, 2000; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005.</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>