Please be aware Lane County Vital Records in Eugene, Oregon cannot correct or change birth certificates. Corrections and changes to birth certificates are made through Oregon State Vital Records office, located in Portland, Oregon.

For information on changing or correcting a birth certificate, please contact Oregon State Vital Records office in Portland, Oregon.

See Oregon Vital Records amendments pages for information on changing a birth certificate related to the types of changes below:

• Court ordered name change

• Paternity (adding or removing a father’s name)

• Typographical errors

• Other types of changes

See menu below for information on changing sex on the birth certificate.

Please be aware Lane County Vital Records in Eugene, Oregon cannot correct birth certificates.  Name and sex  designation changes as related to hospital typographical error or gender identity on birth certificates can be made through the Oregon State Vital Records Office in Portland, Oregon. 

• For information on changing sex on birth certificates related to hospital or other typographical error, see correction pages from Oregon Vital Records.

• To change your name or sex to reflect a change in gender identity on your birth certificate, please contact the Oregon State Vital Records Office.

• For court orders related to changing gender identity on the birth certificate and possibly other legal documents, see information from Oregon State Vital Records.

Please be aware Lane County Vital Records, in Eugene, Oregon cannot correct death certificates. Corrections and changes to death certificates are made through Oregon State Vital Records office, located in Portland, Oregon.

For changing or correcting a death certificate, please see information on Oregon Vital Records amendments pages.