Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-321

A. A certificate or record registered under this article may be

amended only in accordance with this article and regulations

thereunder adopted by the Commissioner of Health to protect the

integrity and accuracy of vital statistics records.

B. A certificate that is amended under this section shall be

marked "amended", except as provided in subsection D of this

section. The date of amendment and a summary description of the

evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be endorsed on

or made a part of the record.

The Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation the conditions under

which additions or minor corrections shall be made to birth

certificates within one (1) year after the date of birth without the

certificate being considered as amended. Certificates shall be

marked as "amended" for minor corrections made one (1) year after

the date of birth.

C. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order, from a

court of competent jurisdiction, changing the name of a person born

in this state and upon request of such person or his or her parent,

guardian or legal representative, the Commissioner of Health shall

amend the certificate of birth to reflect the new name.

D. When a child is born out of wedlock, the Commissioner shall

amend a certificate of birth to show paternity, if paternity is not

currently shown on the birth certificate, in the following

situations:

1. Upon request and receipt of a sworn acknowledgment of

paternity of a child born out of wedlock signed by both parents;

2. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order

adjudicating paternity; or

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3. Upon receipt of an electronic record from the Department of

Human Services indicating that an acknowledgment of paternity has

been signed by both parents or a court order adjudicating paternity.

E. For a child born out of wedlock, the Commissioner shall also

change the surname of the child on the certificate:

1. To the specified surname upon receipt of acknowledgment of

paternity signed by both parents, upon receipt of a certified copy

of a court order directing such name be changed or upon receipt of

an electronic record from the Department of Human Services

indicating that an acknowledgment of paternity has been signed by

both parents or a court order directs such name change. Such

certificate amended pursuant to this subsection shall not be marked

"amended"; or

2. To the surname of the mother on the birth certificate in the

event the acknowledgment of paternity is rescinded.

F. The Commissioner shall have the power and duty to promulgate

rules for situations in which the Department receives false

information regarding the identity of a parent.

G. If within one (1) year of the initial issuance of a

certificate of death, a funeral director, or a person acting as

such, requests a correction to any portion of the death record

except the information relating to the medical certification

portion, due to a scrivener's error, misspelling or other correction

of information, the Commissioner of Health, through the State

Registrar of Vital Statistics, shall amend the record, provided the

request is made in writing or through an electronic system and is

accompanied by documentation disclosing the correct information or

by a sworn statement of the funeral director. The funeral director,

or person acting as such, shall be responsible for any and all

amendment fees that may be imposed by the Commissioner of Health for

the correction. Up to ten certified copies containing the erroneous

original information may be exchanged for certified copies

containing the corrected information at no additional cost.

H. Beginning April 26, 2022, the biological sex designation on

a certificate of birth amended under this section shall be either

male or female and shall not be nonbinary or any symbol representing
ealth for

the correction. Up to ten certified copies containing the erroneous

original information may be exchanged for certified copies

containing the corrected information at no additional cost.

H. Beginning April 26, 2022, the biological sex designation on

a certificate of birth amended under this section shall be either

male or female and shall not be nonbinary or any symbol representing

a nonbinary designation including but not limited to the letter "X".