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Amending or Correcting a Record of Birth, Death, or Marriage

The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) can make changes to vital records to fix errors or to amend information as allowed by law.

The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) can make amendments to vital records to fix errors or to update information.

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Top tasks

Amend or correct a birth, death, or marriage record  Amend a birth certificate for sex of the subject  Amend the name of a parent due to their change in sex designation on a birth certificate   Establish a delayed record of birth   Establish a delayed record of marriage  Amend a marriage record for the removal of sex of party field 

Contact Information

Address

150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125
Directions

Phone

Main Call Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Main at (617) 740-2600
Amendment Unit Call Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Amendment Unit at (617) 740-2674

Online

RVRS General: Email Registry of Vital Records and Statistics at RVRSGeneralInfo@mass.gov
Amendments: Email Registry of Vital Records and Statistics at RVRSAmendments@mass.gov
Registration Inquiries: Email Registry of Vital Records and Statistics at RVRSRegistration@mass.gov
Data and Publications: Email Registry of Vital Records and Statistics at Vital.DataRequest@mass.gov

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