Illinois Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
The State Registrar of Vital Records will issue a new birth certificate upon receipt of a physician’s affidavit verifying that the birth registrant has undergone sex-reassignment surgery.
Citation: 410 ILL. COMP. STAT. 535/17.
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Last Updated: 3/9/2007