Rule 145-1-62 | Proof of date of birth and legal name change.
(A) For the purpose of proving a date of birth, an individual may submit the following documents or certified copies wherein the certifying official indicates that the original bears no alteration or erasure:
(1) A birth certificate;
(2) A parent's affidavit;
(3) A child's birth certificate which states the parent's age or date of birth for proof of the parent's age;
(4) An official hospital record of birth;
(5) A United States census bureau record;
(6) An original United States certificate of citizenship or naturalization
(7) An original United States passport; or
(8) An unexpired state-issued driver's license or identification card.
(B) If none of the above documents exists, an individual may submit for review:
(1) An affidavit stating that none of the above-listed documents exist; and
(2) Any other document(s) which state(s) a date of birth.
(C) For the purpose of proving a name change, an individual may submit a copy of one of the following documents:
(1) A marriage certificate, certified abstract of marriage, or marriage license that evidences the marriage has been legally solemnized;
(2) A decree of divorce or dissolution that restores the individual to a prior name;
(3) An entry of change of name pursuant to section 2717.01 of the Revised Code, or a comparable entry of legal name change issued by a probate court in another jurisdiction;
(4) A copy of a social security card;
(5) An original United States passport; or
(6) An unexpired state-issued driver's license or identification card.
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