Q: is it true its illegal to misspell someone's name? if so how serious?
misspelling of name on a Board License
A: A New Mexico attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Do you mean an innocent mistake in spelling the name? That wouldn't be considered illegal in most places. But if the misspelling is deliberate and done with the aim of deceiving or misleading, that could be an issue. What you describe sounds like an innocent mistake. A New Mexico attorney could advise best, but one option might be to contact the license issuing board or entity to correct the error the error to avoid confusion in all future records that might rely on the accuracy of an official license. It's difficult to say whether that could result in delays. It's a personal decision.
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