Iowa Marriage Laws | § 641.99.11

Iowa Administrative Code 641.99.11

Correction or amendment to a certificate of marriage.

99.11(1) The request to correct a certificate of marriage during the first year may be made by the county registrar who issued the license to marry. The written request shall be submitted to the state registrar with supporting evidence.

99.11(2) The request to correct or amend a certificate of marriage may be made by either of the parties married. The written request shall be submitted to the state registrar with supporting evidence.

99.11(3) An order from a court of competent jurisdiction is required to correct or amend a legal name after marriage.

ARC 0146D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26

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§ 641.99.11 Correction or amendment to a certificate of marriage.
§ 641.99.4 Corrections of minor errors in vital record—within one year of event.
§ 641.99.6 Amendment of vital record—one year or more after the event.
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§ 595.1A Contract
§ 595.3A Application form and license — abuse prevention language.
§ 595.13 Certificate — return
§ 595.3 License
§ 595.6 Filing and record required
§ 595.7 Delivery of blank with license
§ 595.9 Violations
§ 595.11 Nonstatutory solemnization — forfeiture
§ 595.15 Inadequate return
§ 595.16A Issuance of certified copy of certificate of marriage
§ 595.17 Exceptions
§ 595.18 Issue legitimatized
§ 595.20 Foreign marriages — validity
§ 144.36 Marriage certificate filed — prohibited information
§ 595.5 Name change adopted
§ 595.12 Fee and expenses
§ 595.19 Void marriages
§ 595.2 Gender — age.
§ 595.16 Spouse responsible for return
§ 595.4 Age and qualification — verified application — waiting period — exception.
§ 595.10 Who may solemnize