Iowa Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
The state registrar of Iowa will issue a new birth certificate to a transsexual individual who has undergone sex-reassignment surgery upon receipt of an affidavit from a physician verifying that the individual’s sex has been changed.
Citation: IOWA CODE § 144.23.
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Last Updated: 3/9/2007