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Code · Iowa · Chapter 144 — Vital Statistics

144.39 Change of name.

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Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction or certificate of the clerk of court pursuant to chapter 674 changing the name of a person born in this state, the state registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to reflect the new name. A fee established by the department by rule based on average administrative cost shall be collected to amend the certificate of birth to reflect a new name. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.39; 81 Acts, ch 64, §7]
Referred to in §144.41
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