Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 3
Vital Records

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-10.3

§ 23-3-10.3. Certificate of birth — Modification.

A person eighteen (18) years of age or older may request that the description of the person’s race be modified or amended on their birth certificate in a manner that utilizes culturally sensitive language and terminology. Such a request shall be made through the state office of vital records. The department of health may promulgate rules and regulations and/or develop a process to accommodate all reasonable requests in a manner which uses culturally sensitive language and terminology to identify, modify and/or amend descriptions of race.

History of Section.
P.L. 2025, ch. 315, § 1, effective June 30, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 316, § 1, effective June 30, 2025.