{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-21-106","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/21-106","heading":"Judicial order; findings of fact.","body":"(a) Legislative intent. Residents of this State who were born in another state or in another country may have difficulty in securing a birth certificate with the correct information. It is the intent of the General Assembly that Illinois should have a legal process available for these residents to seek a judicial order making findings of fact so that they may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change a birth certificate.\n(b) An Illinois resident may file a petition in the resident's county of residence asking for a court to issue a finding of fact or facts to correct or update a birth certificate issued by another state or country.\n(c) The petition must contain the following information:\n(1) the petitioner's name and current address;\n(2) the change that is sought; and\n(3) the reason for the change.\n(d) The court must schedule a hearing for this request.","path":["CHAPTER 735 CIVIL PROCEDURE","Code of Civil Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2017\u0026ChapterID=56\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"92788ad7d527031db43fc9120488c92e03ed09690114b194ff4f88dcb1c987b6","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-21-105","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-22-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}