Affidavit of Correction

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An affidavit of correction is a signed statement attesting to the validity of a correction made on an official record or legal document. The affidavit form outlines the person making the change (affiant), the error that initially occurred, the correct information that should have appeared on the original document, and the signature of the affiant and a notary public.

Affidavit of Correction

An affidavit of correction is a signed statement attesting to the validity of a correction made on an official record or legal document. The affidavit form outlines the person making the change (affiant), the error that initially occurred, the correct information that should have appeared on the original document, and the signature of the affiant and a notary public.

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Last updated November 19th, 2024

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An affidavit of correction is a signed statement attesting to the validity of a correction made on an official record or legal document. The affidavit form outlines the person making the change (affiant), the error that initially occurred, the correct information that should have appeared on the original document, and the signature of the affiant and a notary public.

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Common Uses

When an official document contains inaccuracies, such as incorrect names, dates, addresses, or other key pieces of information, an affidavit of correction can be completed to fix the error. These affidavits can be applied to change information on:

  • Vehicle titles
  • Birth certificates
  • Death certificates
  • Marriage certificates
  • Real estate deeds

Vehicle Certificate of Title (By State)

Affidavits of correction are typically required when changing information on a vehicle certificate of title. The states below provide official forms through their Department of Motor Vehicles for this purpose.

In many cases, a new application for title will have to be submitted in addition to the affidavit/statement. State requirements should always be confirmed by visiting the appropriate DMV website or local office.

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AFFIDAVIT OF CHARACTER

Date: [MM/DD/YYYY]

I, [AFFIANT NAME] (the “Affiant”), hereby declare and acknowledge that this Affidavit is for the purpose of correcting an error located on the following document:

Title: [DOCUMENT TITLE]

Date: [DOCUMENT DATE]

Description of Error: [DESCRIBE ERRORS ON DOCUMENT]

Description of Correction: [DESCRIBE CORRECTIONS OF ERRORS]

Under penalty of perjury, I hereby declare and affirm that the above-mentioned statement is, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct.

Affiant’s Signature: ________________________ Date: ________________

NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

State of [STATE]
County of [COUNTY]

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me, [NOTARY PUBLIC NAME], on [MM/DD/YYYY], by the undersigned, [AFFIANT NAME], who is personally known to me or satisfactorily proven to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature: ________________________

(Seal)