144.39 - CHANGE OF NAME. - Iowa Statutes

144.39 CHANGE OF NAME. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction or certificate of the clerk of court pursuant to chapter 674 changing the name of a person born in this state, the state registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to reflect the new name. A fee established by the department by rule based on average administrative cost shall be collected to amend the certificate of birth to reflect a new name. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.          Section History: Early Form [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.39; 81 Acts, ch 64, § 7]          Section History: Recent Form 2009 Acts, ch 56, §1 Referred to in § 144.41