Sec.19a-41-11. Amending race information on vital records

(a) The local registrar of the town where the vital event occurred or the Department shall correct or amend race information on a vital record upon the request of an eligible party as specified in section 19a-41-8 of these regulations. The party requesting the modification shall provide documentation supporting the requested change. The following documentation is acceptable to support a change in race information:

(1) a certified copy of a certificate of birth for the registrant's ancestor; or

(2) certification by a state or federally recognized Indian tribe that the registrant is a member of a tribe; or

(3) other documents as approved by the State Registrar of Vital Records.

A local registrar shall contact the Department to obtain approval to accept a document for proof of evidence for any document not listed in this subsection. The Department may grant approval either verbally or in writing.

(Adopted effective August 1, 2005)