After one (1) year no corrections shall be made on the face of the original certificate. Unless otherwise provided in the regulations or by statute, all amendments to vital records shall be supported by an Affidavit of Correction form and one piece of documentary evidence.
(a) Affidavits of Correction. - (i) Affidavits of Correction must set forth information to identify the certificate, the incorrect item(s) as it is listed on the certificate, the correct item(s) as it should appear, and a description of the evidence used to support the correction.
- (ii) Only those eligible to apply to correct the certificate may sign the affidavit. (See succeeding sections for who is eligible to apply.)
- (iii) The applicant shall not alter the affidavit.
- (iv) The affidavit must be signed before an official authorized to administer oaths.
(b) Documentary evidence. - (i) Evidence must have been established at least five (5) years prior to the date of the first application for amendment or within seven (7) years of the date of the event.
- (ii) With the exception of the item or items on the certificate to be corrected, evidence must correspond with the original certificate as to all other pertinent information.
- (iii) Documents used as evidence must contain the item(s) of information exactly as it is to be corrected on the certificate.
- (iv) Documents that have been altered will not be accepted.
- (v) Only one (1) document can be used as evidence. All information to be corrected must be shown on that document.
- (vi) A copy of a document from an organization must be certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the document and show the date the document was originally made.
- (vii) Copies of certified copies will not be accepted.
- (viii) Supporting evidence will be copied and returned to the applicant upon completion of the amendment.
- (ix) The State Registrar of Vital Records shall evaluate the evidence submitted in support of any amendment to a certificate. When he or she finds reason to question the validity or adequacy of evidence submitted, the amendment may be rejected and the applicant advised of the reasons for this action.
(c) Corrections to a certificate made by affidavit must be completed within one (1) year from the date of the application for correction. After one (1) year the file will be closed. The file can be opened again by the resubmission of acceptable evidence.
(d) After an item on a certificate has been amended, that item can only be amended or changed again by a court order.
(e) All corrections to a certificate made by affidavit must be done at one time. Any corrections thereafter will require a court order.
(f) The Affidavit of Correction shall become a part of the original certificate.
(g) A certificate which has been prepared or amended by court order can only be changed or amended again by a court order.
048-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-2