{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2717.18","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2717.18","heading":"Action to conform legal name prohibited.","body":"An action to conform the legal name of a person under section 2717.04 of the Revised Code shall not be permitted in lieu of either of the following:\n(A) Correction of a birth record under section 3705.15 of the Revised Code;\n(B) Changing a legal name to a name that is not used in any existing official identity documents.","path":["Title 27 Courts-General Provisions-Special Remedies","Chapter 2717 Change Of Name"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2717.18","current_through":"2021-08-17 (House Bill 7 - 134th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:31Z","sha256":"19a612e16f9418118efb6b3cafa7deaded17cea6e68d6dc6198d704afc06708c","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2717.16","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2717.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}