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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

§ 103426

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

The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender to female, male, or nonbinary without a court order for any person born in this state who submits directly to the State Registrar an application to change the gender on the birth certificate and an affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of gender to (female, male, or nonbinary) is to conform the person’s legal gender to the person’s gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose. Upon receipt of the documentation and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate reflecting the gender stated in the application and any change in name, if accompanied by a court order for a change of name.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 853, Sec. 11. (SB 179) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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