Birth Certificate Options

A new law in new york city makes it easier for transgender and non binary new yorkers to match their birth certificate to their gender identity without needing a signed affidavit from a healthcare.

Birth certificate options. To become fourth state with gender neutral birth certificate option on feb. It does not apply to new ones. A parent of the person named on the birth certificate. 1 the garden state will join california oregon washington and nyc in embracing nonbinary identification.

Parents already can choose undetermined or unknown for newborns. A short form birth certificate or wallet size birth card usually contains information such as the name of the person to whom the certificate is being issued and the persons sex date of birth and county of birth. The policy lets washingtonians change existing documents. Get a copy of a birth certificate new york state department of health can provide copies of birth certificates for individuals born outside of new york citys five boroughs.

Requirements who is eligible to get a copy of a birth certificate. My husband is 34 caucasian and 14 native american cheyenne but he generally identifies as white when checking off the boxes on forms and such. Birth records are also available from the local registrar of vital statistics where the event occurred. The health department mails birth certificates for newborns to parents about a month after the childs birth at no charge.

The person named on the birth certificate. I cant recall if i had to identify race on my sons birth certificate and im too lazy to go find it right now. A file number and the date the birth was filed are also included on the card. The nyc office of vital records is unable to provide information about your childs birth certificate before then.

Nyc birth certificate gender options would include x under new proposal for adults.