New Jersey Parent or Guardian Request to Amend Sex Designation on a Birth Certificate (Minor) (REG-L3)
Official state formSex designation changeForm REG-L3Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Request and attestation for a parent or guardian to change the sex designation on the birth certificate of a minor born in New Jersey. 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
- A parent listed on the minor's current birth certificate
- A court-appointed guardian of the minor
What to send with it
- The completed and signed REG-L3 with the attestation
- Proof of identity that shows the parent's or guardian's full legal name
- Parent: a certified name change order or marriage certificate, if the parent's name differs from the name on the minor's birth certificate
- Guardian: a certified copy of the court order that appoints the guardian
- A certified copy of the minor's name change court order, if a name change is requested
- Fees, if they apply, 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