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Illinois Gender Marker Change

ID Gender Marker Change

Gender Designation Change Form

Illinois residents can change the gender marker on their IL state ID or Drivers License with a very simple form. This form requires only your signature; you do not need a notary and you do not need the help of a therapist or physician. The available gender marker options are "M", "F", or "X". Click Here.

Take the signed Gender Designation Change Form to a DMV or Secretary of State Facility, along with your current state ID or Drivers License.

Fees: If gender designation is changed at renewal, there is no additional fee. If an applicant changes their gender at a time other than renewal, there is a $5 fee for a corrected driver’s license and a $10 fee for a corrected identification card.

Additional Information from the National Center for Transgender Equality

Illinois Drivers License Policy & Procedures

In August 2019 the governor signed HB 3534 mandating gender neutral "X" designations be added to all state forms. To update the gender marker on an Illinois ID the applicant must sign a form attesting to their gender identity, with no medical signature or documentation required.

In order to correct the name and/or gender on an Illinois ID, an applicant must:

Visit a Secretary of State facility to turn in your incorrect license
Provide acceptable identification for proof of identity
If requesting a name change, a document such as a court order demonstrating the name change
If requesting a gender marker change, a Gender Designation Change Form signed by the applicant
Pay the applicable fee

The Illinois Secretary of State's office addresses name and gender change here. Applicants must notify the Illinois Secretary of State of a legal name change within 10 days of the name change.

Birth Certificate Gender Change

This website from the Illinois Department of Public Health explains the process for changing the gender marker on an Illinois birth certificate. This process can be used by any person born in Illinois, regardless of what state they currently reside in.

Forms
Affidavit and Certificate of Correction Request
This one you fill out and sign in front of any notary.
Tip if you are only changing your gender marker:

In the first column ("What you want corrected") write: "Sex Designation"
In the middle column ("How it reads now") write: "M" or "F", whichever you were assigned at birth.
In the final column ("How it should read") write: "M" or "F" or "X", whichever gender marker you want on your new birth certificate.
Click Here for examples of How To fill out this form if you are changing your IL birth certificate gender marker.

UPDATE (July 1, 2023) - Illinois has changed its laws to make it even easier to change the gender marker on birth certificates for people born in Illinois!
As a result, now you DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT the "Declaration of Gender Transition or Intersex Condition" form.
You DO NOT NEED ANY FORM OR LETTER FROM A DOCTOR OR THERAPIST.

Declaration of Gender Transition or Intersex Condition
This one is filled out by your *licensed* physician, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or “Licensed mental health professional”, "who is licensed or registered to provide mental health services".

Additional Information from the Advocates for Trans Equality

Illinois Birth Certificate Laws

For the specific statute, see 410 ILCS 535 Sec. 17(1)(e).

To apply for an updated birth certificate, an applicant should submit:

Affidavit and Certificate of Correction Request, signed in front of a notary
To update the gender marker, a Declaration of Gender Transition, signed by a licensed health care professional (physician, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or mental health professional)
To update the name, a certified copy of your court order for name change
Copy of a non-expired government-issued photo ID of the applicant
Applicable fees ($15 fee includes one certified copy, $2 each additional copy)

Submit application to:

Illinois Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
925 E. Ridgely Avenue
Springfield, IL 62702-2737

If you have additional questions, you can reach the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records at 217-782-6553, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. or via email to dph.vitals@illinois.gov.

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