5.3.6 Submission to Vital Records

Once a final judgment granting the requested name correction is rendered, the Revised Statutes require you to provide the Office of Vital Records with a certified copy of the Judgment.1  Vital Records administrative policy requires providing a certified copy of the Petition, the Answer, and the Judgment. Submission of the application also requires payment of a processing fee as well as fees associated with obtaining additional certified copies of the corrected birth record. All applications to amend birth records are routed through the primary Vital Records office in Baton Rouge and significant delays can occur. Each application is assigned a case number and case manager at Vital Records; feel free to follow up with that person for regular progress updates. At the time of this writing, the Vital Records processing time is 16 to 18 weeks.

• 1La. R.S. 13:4754(B)