DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 11. Amendment of Records 103225-103449›ARTICLE 7. Revision of Birth Records to Reflect Change of Gender 103425-103445

§ 103425

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A person may file a petition with the superior court in any county seeking a judgment recognizing the change of gender to female, male, or nonbinary.

(b) If requested, the judgment shall include an order that a new birth certificate be prepared for the person reflecting the change of gender and any change of name accomplished by an order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States.

(Repealed (in Sec. 9) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 853, Sec. 10. (SB 179) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative September 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)

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