District of Columbia Death Certificate Gender Marker Pre-Registration Application
Official state formSex designation changeFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Use this application to pre-register the gender identity or expression you want shown on your future DC death certificate. The form says it must be completed at the Vital Records Division office.
Who can use this form
- A living person who is pre-registering their own gender marker
- The applicant must complete it at the Vital Records Division office
What to send with it
- Completed application with a notarized signature
- Approval by the State Registrar (signature block on the form)
- The form says it must be completed at the Vital Records Division office
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- Not provided
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Last updated 11/28/2018
- Source
- Official government page