Indiana House amends bill to make driver's license gender changes harder
By: Matt McKinney
INDIANAPOLIS A week after the Indiana BMV changed its policy to allow people to put an X for their gender on drivers licenses, a House committee changed a bill to mark it harder for Hoosiers to do exactly that.
The BMV changes mean you can mark M, F or X. The third option was created for people who dont identify as male or female.
If you want to change your gender on your drivers license, you need a doctors note or an updated birth certificate.
House Republicans voted Wednesday to amend Senate Bill 182 to remove the doctors note option for changing your information at the BMV.
This means you would need an updated birth certificate if the bill becomes law. To update your birth certificate, you need a court order, a photo ID with a mailing address and a check for the applicable fees.
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