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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 5. Amendment of Birth Certificate to Delete Racial Slurs 103350-103375

§ 103365

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

The entry for race or color in the new certificate shall be as indicated in the application. No reference shall be made in the new birth certificate that it is not the original birth certificate of the registrant. The new birth certificate shall supplant any birth certificate previously registered for the registrant and shall be the only birth certificate open to public inspection.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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