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HRS §338-17

How courts treat late or changed birth certificates

This section says that when a birth certificate is late or has been changed, the judge or agency deciding a case gets to decide how much to trust it as evidence. The law does not set any rules for that decision.

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The statute, as written — Late or altered certificate as evidence

The probative value of a "late" or "altered" certificate shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.