Instructions For Form Vs7 - Application To Correct A Vital Record In Maine printable pdf download

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC)

220 Capitol Street

11 State House Station

Augusta, Maine 04333-0011

(207) 287-3771

TTY Users: Dial 711 (Maine Relay)

Fax : (207) 287-1093

Instructions for Completing the

Application to Correct a Vital Record in Maine: VS-7

When you receive a copy of a vital record, you may find errors. The application to correct a birth,

marriage or death record must be processed at the address above.

The process for correcting a vital record that is under 90 days old differs from the process for correcting a

vital record that is over 90 days.

Review these instructions carefully. If there are any questions concerning the process involved in

correcting your vital record, please contact this office at one of the phone numbers above prior to

submitting the application.

The following fees apply when correcting a Vital Record:

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Vital record less than 90 days from date of filing – no processing fee, $15.00 for one certified

copy;

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Vital record more than 90 days from date of filing - $60.00 processing fee (applicant receives one

certified copy after correction)

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Completing the name of a child on a birth certificate - $60.00 processing fee (applicant receives

one certified copy after completion)

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Additional certified copies, ordered at the same time - $6.00 each additional certified copy.

Make checks payable to “Treasurer, State of Maine”

Errors on Birth Certificates – The following persons may apply to make corrections on birth

certificates: the registrant, if 18 years of age or older; both parents if known or living; either parent, if the

other is unknown or deceased; the guardian or the individual responsible for filing the certificate. An

error on a record that is less than 90 days old may be corrected by completing the application with the

applicant(s) signature(s) notarized. An error on a record that is more than 90 days old may be corrected by

completing the attached application, submitting two (2) forms of documentation showing the correct

information and date of birth, and enclosing the fee of $60.00. Once the record is corrected, a certified

copy will be mailed to the person applying for the correction.

Completion of name of child on Birth Certificate: The application can also be used to complete the

name of the child listed on the birth certificate, if it was not completed at the time of the birth. The fee for

a completion is $60.00, regardless of how much time has passed. Once the record is completed, a certified

copy of the completed birth certificate will be mailed to the person applying for the completion.

Errors on Marriage Certificates – The Party A/Groom or Party B/Bride may apply to correct clerical

errors to their personal data by completing the attached application. A municipal clerk may apply to

correct clerical errors made at the municipal clerk’s office during preparation of a marriage license. Only

the officiant may apply to correct errors in the ceremony section of a marriage license. There is no

fee to correct an error found on a record of a marriage that took place less than 90 days prior to the date of

filing. The application must be completed, sign the front of the form with signed signature(s) notarized

and mail it to the Maine CDC vital records office. If the event took place more than 90 days after the date

of filing, there is a $60.00 processing fee and two (2) forms of supporting documentation must be

submitted. Required documentation must be sent in along with the fee and application. A list of

acceptable documents to support changes to vital records is provided below.

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Instructions For Form Vs7 - Application To Correct A Vital Record In Maine

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