Section 69.10. Correction of obvious errors.

 

(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.

1985 a. 315 .