Identification Requirements for Birth Record Requirements
Due to identity theft and other fraudulent use of vital records, the person requesting a certificate is REQUIRED to comply with the below identity verification requirements.
North Carolina Office of Vital Records has a 100% identity verification policy. Proof of the requestor's identity is required no matter which ordering method is selected. Requestor must meet our identity and entitlement
verification requirements in order to receive a certificate.
verification requirements in order to receive a certificate.
If the name on the identification does not match the name on the certificate, the applicant must provide evidence of a legal name change. This may include a certified marriage certificate, certified divorce decree or a certified legal name change court order that reflects the history of the changes to the name(s) on the certificate(s) requested.
The address on your vital records application must match the address on the applicable identity documents you provide.
Note: If you are requesting to correct the sex designation on your birth certificate, the sex designations between the document you present for identity verification here and the sex as it is to be corrected on the birth certificate are not required to be the same. Please see pages 4-7 for documentation required to support requests to modify fields on a birth certificate. Applications that do not include a legible photocopy of one of the IDs listed below with your request will be denied:
Note: If you are requesting to correct the sex designation on your birth certificate, the sex designations between the document you present for identity verification here and the sex as it is to be corrected on the birth certificate are not required to be the same. Please see pages 4-7 for documentation required to support requests to modify fields on a birth certificate. Applications that do not include a legible photocopy of one of the IDs listed below with your request will be denied:
If applicants cannot supply the required form(s) of evidence or identity, they must obtain a court order to support the request for modification.
If the registrant (or child named on the certificate) is under the age of 18, the parent(s) listed on the certificate may request to modify the certificate. Alternatively, the legal guardian may request to modify and must supply an original copy of the guardianship order.
- If the request is to modify the registrant's name or sex designation, both parents or guardians listed on the certificate or legal guardian must sign the modification application, provided they each have the necessary legal authority, including as determined by a court (such as through an adjudication of legal custody or abandonment).
If the registrant is 18 years of age or older, they may request to modify the certificate or authorize an agent to modify the certificate through a notarized power of attorney. The named agent must supply an original copy of the power of attorney document.
If the registrant is 18 years of age or older and requires that a name be added to their certificate when no given name has been recorded, only the registrant, the parent(s) listed on the certificate, or the legal guardian may request to add the name. The registrant may not authorize an agent via a power of attorney to perform this type of modification.