Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Wis. Stat. § 69.10

Correction of obvious errors

Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2003 (in force January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2017). View current text →

(1) Until 365 days after the occurrence of an event which is the subject of a vital record:

(a) The state registrar may return a vital record to a local registrar for correction under s. 69.09 if the state registrar determines that the record should not have been filed prior to correction.

(b) The state registrar or a local registrar may correct an error in the record if he or she determines that the error is obviously inadvertent.

(2) A person with a direct and tangible interest in a vital record may petition a court to order a correction in the record under this section if the state or local registrar with whom the record is filed fails to make the correction.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.