                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CLERK AUTHORIZED TO AMEND MARRIAGE RECORDS (§ 20-16.1)

The clerk (i) may, on his own authority, correct marriage records established in
his office by amending the same upon application under oath and submission of
evidence deemed by the clerk to be adequate and sufficient and (ii) shall
correct such records upon order of the court in which the marriage record was
established. Upon correction of a marriage record the clerk shall forward to the
State Registrar a certified copy of the corrected marriage record.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 54.