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World Progress · 1998

Uzbekistan

MedicalAffirming

Civil-registry sex-marker change needs a health-authority conclusion.

Official sources

What the law allows

Medical care for minorsAffirming

Civil-registry sex-marker change is allowed only on the conclusion of health authorities (Family Code Art. 229).

lex.uz — Family Code, Art. 229

Key dates1998

1998: Civil-registry sex-marker change is allowed only on the conclusion of health authorities (Family Code Art. 229).

lex.uz — Family Code, Art. 229

Sources

Full record

Uzbekistan’s Family Code treats a change of sex as a fact that health authorities must certify before the civil register can be corrected.

Family Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan Article 229 (Внесение исправлений при изменении пола): correction of civil-status records after a change of sex is allowed only on the conclusion of the health authorities.

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