New Jersey Request to Amend Sex Designation on a Birth Certificate (Adult) (REG-L2)
Official state formSex designation changeForm REG-L2Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Request and attestation for an adult born in New Jersey to change the sex designation on their birth certificate to female, male or undesignated/non-binary. It is mailed to the Records Modification Unit of the NJ Department of Health. Requests are not accepted in person.
Who can use this form
- An adult who was born in New Jersey and asks for an amended birth certificate
- The person signs the attestation on the form under penalty of perjury
What to send with it
- The completed and signed REG-L2 with the attestation
- Proof of identity that shows your full legal name
- A certified copy of the name change court order or marriage certificate, if your current legal name differs from the name on the birth certificate
- A certified copy of the name change court order, if you want the new name on the amended certificate
- Fees, if they apply, by check or money order payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey"
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Office of Vital Statistics & Registry - Records Modification Unit NJ Department of Health P.O. Box 370 Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
- State fee
- No fee is printed for the amendment itself. The form prints $6 for the first certified copy ordered with the amendment and $2 for each additional copy; the office's fee page lists $25 for a first copy, which the form applies only to copies requested later. $2 to register a court-ordered name change.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Feb 19
- Source
- Official government page