California Application to Amend a Birth Record (VS 24B)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm VS 24BFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Pamphlet and application to correct errors on a California birth record. It is also the form to change the sex field to female, male or nonbinary, or a parent designation, to reflect gender identity. It is mailed to the state vital records office.
Who can use this form
- Corrections: two people with personal knowledge of the facts sign, such as the child, a parent, a legal guardian or a conservator
- Hospital or local registrar errors: a hospital or Local Registrar representative may sign
- Gender identity change, person 18 or older: the person alone signs. No court order is needed
- Gender identity change, person under 18: one parent or legal guardian signs
What to send with it
- Completed VS 24B form
- Documents that support the change, such as a photocopy of a parent's birth certificate or a certified court order name change
- Certified court order for a gender or name change, only if one is being used
- Certified English translation of documents in another language
- Payment by check or money order payable to CDPH Vital Records
- Completed notarized sworn statement (VS 20, included in the PDF)
Where to send it
- Mail to
- CDPH - Vital Records MS 5105 P.O. Box 997410 Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
- State fee
- Within 1 year of birth: no fee to register, $31 per certified copy. One year or more: $26, which includes one certified copy; additional copies $31 each. Sex field correction or gender identity change: $26 at any time, including one copy.
- Typical processing
- The form does not state a time. The office's processing times page lists an average of 7 to 9 weeks for amendments.
- Form revision
- 04/2026
- Source
- Official government page