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State Name Change Requirements

Compiled from official government sources (state codes, court rules, and court publications). Each requirement includes its official source and last-verified date. Fields the state does not publish are explicitly marked — we never guess.

AK

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

AL

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

AR

publication: false
Ark. Code 9-2-101 无报纸公告要求
hearing
fee: 165_approx
circuit clerk 申请费约 $165（依县）；可申请 in forma pauperis 免缴
gender identity

AZ

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

CA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

CO

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

CT

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

DC

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

DE

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

FL

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

GA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

HI

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

IA

publication: false
Iowa Code 674 章无报纸公告要求
hearing
fee: 195
改名申请费 $195（§674.10 = §602.8105(1)(a)）；人口 9.8 万以上县另加 $5 公告费
gender identity

ID

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

IL

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

IN

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

KS

publication: court_discretion
60-1402(b)：notice 依法院裁量用邮寄或公告；公告按 60-307(d) 每周一次×3 周
hearing: true
60-1402(c)：法官听证后如满意应发布改名令
fee
gender identity

KY

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

LA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

MA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

MD

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

ME

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

MI

publication
hearing
fee: 150
Petition for Name Change 申请费 $150（MCL 600.2529(1)(a)）
gender identity

MN

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

MO

publication: true_3_weeks
RSMo 527.290.1 要求县报公告 3 周；527.290.2 家暴/虐童受害可豁免公告
hearing
fee
gender identity

MS

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

MT

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

NC

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

ND

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

NE

publication: true_2_weeks
25-21,271(2)(a)：须在县报每周一次公告共 2 周；271(2)(b) 危险豁免
hearing: true
25-21,271(4)：须在公开法庭证明 petition 属实后法院才发布改名令
fee
gender identity

NH

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

NJ

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

NM

publication: false_since_2023
2023-06-16 修法删除 publication 证明要求（40-8-1 不再要求 proof of publication）
hearing
fee: 132
district court 改名申请费 $132（Bernalillo 2nd District 示例）；county clerk 记录 $25；认证副本 $1.50
gender identity

NV

publication: true_except_gender_identity
NRS 41.280(1) 要求县报一次公告；NRS 41.280(3) 性别认同改名免公告；NRS 41.280(2) 安全风险可豁免+封存
hearing: false_typically
材料齐全且无人异议时法官通常免听证直接批准
fee: 270
Clark County 申请费 $270（现金/MO/主要信用卡）；eFileNV 在线 +$3.50
gender identity

NY

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

OH

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

OK

publication
hearing: true
district court 听证后依裁量批准改名
fee
gender identity

OR

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

PA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

RI

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

SC

publication
hearing
fee: 150
Family Court 性别变更申请费 $150（另有 DPH $15 修正费）
gender identity

SD

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

TN

publication
hearing
fee: 159.50-237
无州统一费用；TCA §29-8-104 按当地民事费率。Davidson $159.50 / Knox $237
gender identity

TX

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

UT

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

VA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

VT

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

WA

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

WI

publication: third_class_3_weeks
§786.37 要求 hearing 通知以 third class notice（每周一次×3 周）在县报公告
hearing
fee: 10-20-3
改名后出生记录变更 $10、认证副本 $20/首份 +$3/份
gender identity

WV

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

WY

publication
hearing
fee
gender identity

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