Iowa Code § 144.39 (2026)

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] 2009 Acts, ch 56, §1 Referred to in §144.41\n\nTue Dec 09 22:26:36 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 144 (52, 1) §144.40, VITAL STATISTICS 22