Mississippi Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
Mississippi law permits birth registrants to make general amendments to their birth records. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics has discretionary authority to amend the birth registrant’s name and sex.
Citation: MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-57-21.
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Last Updated: 3/13/2007