New Mexico Gender Designation Change for a Minor, Parent or Guardian
Official state formSex designation changeFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Notarized request by one parent or legal guardian to change a minor's sex designation on a New Mexico birth certificate. It is mailed to the vital records office in Santa Fe.
Who can use this form
- One parent or legal guardian of a minor born in New Mexico
- A guardian needs a certified court order
What to send with it
- Notarized request form
- Proof of legal guardianship, if you are a guardian
- Certified legal name change court order if names are to change
- Consent affidavit if the minor is 14 or older
- Fee payable to New Mexico Vital Records
Where to send it
- Mail to
- New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics 2554 Camino Entrada Post Office Box 26110 Santa Fe, NM 87502
- State fee
- $20 to amend (includes one certified copy); additional copies $10 each
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Rev. March 2023
- Source
- Official government page