9.37—Altered certificates.

Certificates of marriage, birth, stillbirth, or death filed in the Vital Statistics Unit may be altered upon the submission to, and receipt by, the Vital Statistics Unit of such evidence, in the form of affidavits or otherwise, as that unit deems sufficient to establish satisfactorily the truth of the facts alleged in support of the request for alteration. Certificates which are altered after being filed shall contain the date of the alteration and shall be marked “altered.” A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the acceptance for alteration shall be endorsed on the certificate. Such evidence shall be kept in a special permanent file.