Ohio Rev. Code § 2717.18
Action to conform legal name prohibited.
Ohio · Chapter 2717 | Change Of Name · Status: effective
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- Ohio Rev. Code § 2717.18, Action to conform legal name prohibited, Ohio, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-14, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1175583
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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:
(A) Correction of a birth record under section 3705.15 of the Revised Code;
(B) Changing a legal name to a name that is not used in any existing official identity documents. Last updated May 21, 2021 at 10:16 AM