Kentucky Affidavit for Amendment to a Birth Certificate (VS-2J)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm VS-2JFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Notarized affidavit asking the State Registrar to correct or amend items on a Kentucky birth certificate. It lists each field, the error and the correction requested, plus the evidence supplied. It is mailed to the Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort.
Who can use this form
- A parent or legal guardian, if the registrant is under 18.
- The registrant, if 18 or older, or with proof of emancipation by certified court order or certified marriage certificate.
- The individual responsible for filing the birth certificate.
- A custodian or guardian must present a valid certified permanent custody or guardianship court order.
What to send with it
- The completed, signed and notarized form in black or blue ink. Forms with whiteout or strikethroughs are not accepted.
- A supporting document established 5 years before the amendment if the registrant is 18 or older, 3 years if aged 7 to 17, or 1 year if aged 3 to 6.
- A court order for a name change, unless documentation shows the name was recorded incorrectly when the birth was registered.
- A court order for a change to the date of birth, unless proof shows the error occurred at the original filing.
- A court order to amend an item that has already been amended once.
- Optional: a certified copy of the record issued within the past year, to receive a corrected copy without further charge, or the required fee for each certificate requested.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Office of Vital Statistics 275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort KY 40621
- State fee
- The form states no amendment fee. A corrected copy is issued without further charge if a certified copy issued within the past year is returned; otherwise the required fee applies for each certificate requested (the form does not print the amount).
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Rev. 11.24.2025
- Source
- Official government page