Upon receipt of a notarized affidavit from the physician that performed sex reassignment surgery on an individual born in this state and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of such person, the department shall prepare a new certificate of birth in the new name and sex of such person in substantially the same form as that used for other live births. The evidence from which the new certificate is prepared and the original certificate of birth shall be available for inspection only upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-604.01
Birth certificate; sex reassignment; new certificate; procedure
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kayla Gore v. William Lee (2024)
Most recently applied in Kayla Gore v. William Lee (July 2024)
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 4; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 515; Laws 2007, LB296, § 404.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.