text:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) There is a lack of understanding about the relationship between risk of violent death, such as suicide or homicide, and an individual’s sexual orientation and gender identity. This is because, unlike veteran status or ethnicity, the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals are only captured in special circumstances. By training coroners and medical examiners how to gather mortality data with regard to sexual orientation and gender identity, researchers and policymakers can begin to learn who the most vulnerable in the LGBTQ community are, and allocate resources that will reduce the number of preventable deaths.

(b) The State Department of Public Health maintains statewide vital statistics data, including records of births, deaths, and marriages. The department administers the state’s electronic death registration system. Sexual orientation and gender identity data is not currently collected in that information.

(c) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to create a pilot program under which coroners and medical examiners are trained to collect sexual orientation and gender identity data in all cases of violent death, in order to encourage a better understanding of disparities in the mortality rate in the LGBTQ community and to assist the development of policies to address those disparities at the county level.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 177, Sec. 1. (AB 1094) Effective January 1, 2022. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 102938. Repealed January 1 following the inoperative date.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 6. Death Registration > 6. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection Pilot Program


kind: section

code: HSC

text:
(a) The department shall establish a three-year pilot program in up to six counties that agree to participate, for the identification and collection by coroners and medical examiners of gender identity and sexual orientation in cases of violent death.

(b) The department shall select at least one county from the northern, southern, and central regions of the state to participate in the pilot program and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.

(c) A participating county shall agree to receive training from a qualified public or private agency with expertise in identifying and collecting clinical data pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity, including cultural competency, respect of confidentiality, and other best practices in the collection of that data. The department shall provide participating counties with a list of approved training entities.

division: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS

part: 1. VITAL RECORDS

chapter: 6. Death Registration

article: 6. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection Pilot Program


text:
(a) The coroner or medical examiner shall begin data collection upon completion of the training. For each year of the pilot program, the data shall be aggregated, deidentified, and reported to the board of supervisors and the department.

(b) For each year of the pilot program, the department shall include the data reported pursuant to this article in the California Violent Death Reporting System established pursuant to Section 131230.


text: This article shall become inoperative on the date the State Public Health Officer certifies that the final year of data from the pilot program has been submitted to the California Violent Death Reporting System as required under subdivision (b) of Section 102937, and on the January 1 following that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 177, Sec. 1. (AB 1094) Effective January 1, 2022. Conditionally repealed as prescribed by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 6, commencing with Section 102935.)


text:
(a) Each fetal death in which the fetus has advanced to or beyond the 20th week of uterogestation shall be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths of the district in which the fetal death was officially pronounced within eight calendar days following the event and prior to any disposition of the fetus.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to the termination of a pregnancy performed in compliance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 661, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

chapter: 7. Fetal Death Registration

article: 1. Duty of Registering Fetal Death

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 7. Fetal Death Registration > 1. Duty of Registering Fetal Death


text: A funeral director, or if there is no funeral director, the person acting in lieu thereof, shall prepare the certificate and register it with the local registrar.

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

article: 1. Duty of Registering Fetal Death


text: A funeral director, or if there is no funeral director, the person acting in lieu thereof, shall obtain the required information other than medical and health section data from the person or source best qualified to supply this information.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 304.45. Effective September 29, 1996.)

article: 1. Duty of Registering Fetal Death


text:
(a) The department shall regularly, but no less than annually, review fetal death registrations completed pursuant to this chapter to determine whether there is a failure to comply with the required timeframes for fetal death registration pursuant to Section 102950. The department’s review is not required to include a determination of culpability for any late registrations.

(b) If the department identifies repeated failures to comply with the timeframe required by Section 102950, the department shall electronically notify the Medical Board of California, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, or other relevant licensing entity of an individual’s or entity’s failure to timely comply with fetal death registration requirements. Notwithstanding Section 102430, the department’s electronic notification shall include the information necessary for the relevant licensing entity to adequately investigate the identified untimely fetal death registration.

(c) For purposes of this section, “repeated failures” means an individual’s or entity’s failure to timely comply with fetal death registration requirements more than 25 percent of the time in a calendar year.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 492, Sec. 8. (SB 1511) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Duty of Registering Fetal Death


text:
(a) The physician, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a fetus shall within 15 hours after the delivery state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate, and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts.

The physician shall within 15 hours after the death deposit the certificate at the place of death, or deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business or at the office of the physician.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 11. (AB 583) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 12 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 271.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 7. Fetal Death Registration > 2. Responsibility of Attending Physician


text:
(a) The physician or nurse practitioner, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a fetus shall, within 15 hours after the delivery, state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts.

(b) The physician or nurse practitioner shall, within 15 hours after the death, deposit the certificate at the place of death, deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business, or deliver it to the office of the physician or nurse practitioner.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 11) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 12. (AB 583) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)

article: 2. Responsibility of Attending Physician


text:
(a) The coroner shall, within three days after examination of the fetus, state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate, and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts. The coroner shall, within three days after examining the body, deliver the death certificate to the attending funeral director.

(b) This section shall not be used to establish, bring, or support a criminal prosecution or civil cause of action seeking damages against any person who is immune from liability under Section 123467. Through its courts and statutes and under its Constitution, California protects the right to reproductive privacy, and it is the intent of the Legislature to reaffirm these protections.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 629, Sec. 4. (AB 2223) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 3. Responsibility of Coroner

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 7. Fetal Death Registration > 3. Responsibility of Coroner


text: The certificate of fetal death shall contain items as may be designated by the State Registrar and shall be divided into two sections. The first section shall contain those items necessary to establish the fact of the fetal death. The second section shall contain those items relating to medical and health data and shall be clearly labeled “Confidential Information for Public Health Use Only.” The information included in the second section shall be kept confidential pursuant to Section 102430.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 430, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 7. Fetal Death Registration > 4. Content of Certificate of Fetal Death


text: This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Missing Angels Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 661, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 4.5. Missing Angels Act

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 7. Fetal Death Registration > 4.5. Missing Angels Act


text:
(a) The local registrar of births and deaths of the county in which a fetal death, in which the fetus has advanced beyond the 20th week of uterogestation, is registered, shall issue, upon the request of the mother or father of the fetus, a Certificate of Still Birth, on a form approved by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics for each naturally occurring intrauterine fetal death after a gestational age of not less than 20 completed weeks.

(b) A Certificate of Still Birth issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, except as otherwise set forth in this section, comply with all of the format requirements governing a certificate for a live birth contained in Article 2 (commencing with Section 102425). The Certificate of Still Birth shall be in addition to and shall not replace the fetal death certificate issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 102950).

(c) The request for a Certificate of Still Birth shall be on a form prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics.

(d) The Certificate of Still Birth shall be on a form prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics and shall only contain the following information taken from the fetal death certificate:

(1) The date of the stillbirth.

(2) The county in which the stillbirth occurred.

(3) The name of and sex of the stillborn fetus, as provided on the original or amended fetal death certificate.

(4) The time and place of stillbirth, including the street address and city, and, if applicable, the name of the hospital.

(5) The names, date of birth, and state of birth of the mother and father.

(6) The corresponding file number of the final fetal death certificate.

(7) A title at the top of the Certificate of Still Birth that reads: Certificate of Still Birth.

(8) A statement at the bottom of the Certificate of Still Birth that states: This Certificate of Still Birth is not proof of a live birth.

(e) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall not use the information included on a Certificate of Still Birth for any governmental purpose other than to respond to the request for the certificate from the persons identified in subdivision (a).

(f) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics may charge an appropriate fee for processing and issuing a Certificate of Still Birth. The fee shall cover, but shall not exceed, the entity’s full cost of providing the certificate. During the 2007–08 fiscal year, the fee shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20), thereafter, the fee may be adjusted annually pursuant to Section 100430. The local registrar of births and deaths may charge an appropriate fee for the processing and issuing of a Certificate of Live Birth, not to exceed the entity’s full cost of providing the certificate.

(g) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall issue a Certificate of Still Birth upon request regardless of the date on which the certificate of fetal death was issued.

(h) This section shall not be used to establish, bring, or support a civil cause of action seeking damages against any person or entity for bodily injury, personal injury, or wrongful death for a stillbirth.

(i) For the purposes of this section, “stillbirth” as recorded in the Certificate of Still Birth means the delivery of a fetus where there was a naturally occurring intrauterine fetal death after a gestational age of not less than 20 completed weeks.

(j) This section shall not supercede any other provision of law. The terms and conditions contained in this section shall only apply to this section, and shall not affect the definition, use, meaning, or intent of those terms as they may appear in any other statute, California case law, or the California Constitution. Other than prescribing the right to request a Certificate of Still Birth, nothing in this section shall be construed to create any new right, privilege, or entitlement, or to abrogate any existing right, privilege, or entitlement.

(k) Through its courts, statutes, and under its Constitution, California law protects a woman’s right to reproductive privacy, and it is the intent of the Legislature to reaffirm these protections in accordance with the California Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Belous (1969) 71 Cal.2d 954, 966-968.

article: 4.5. Missing Angels Act


text:
(a) A person shall not dispose of human remains unless both of the following have occurred:

(1) There has been obtained and filed with a local registrar a death certificate, as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 102775).

(2) There has been obtained from a local registrar a permit for disposition.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), neither a death certificate nor a permit for disposition shall be required to transport human remains from California to an adjacent state for disposition in that state when all of the following circumstances exist:

(A) The remains are found within 50 miles of the California border and a licensed funeral establishment in the adjacent state is within 30 miles of the county border in which the decedent died, and the remains are released to that funeral establishment.

(B) The coroner with jurisdiction over the area in which the remains were found authorizes their release pursuant to paragraph (2).

(2) The coroner may release the remains to a licensed out-of-state funeral establishment without a death certificate or permit for disposition when he or she determines that all of the following conditions exist:

(A) No forensic interest in the remains exists.

(B) A reasonable certainty exists that the cause of death will be provided either by the primary physician, or by a review of medical records by the coroner or medical examiner.

(3) The coroner with jurisdiction over the area in which the remains were found who releases the remains to an out-of-state funeral establishment shall, within 72 hours after the remains were found, file a death certificate with the local registrar.

(c) Nothing in this section shall exempt a coroner, health officer, health care provider, or other individual from requirements to report a case or suspected case of any reportable communicable diseases or conditions pursuant to any provision of the Health and Safety Code or the California Code of Regulations.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 187, Sec. 1. (AB 356) Effective January 1, 2018.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 8. Permits for Disposition of Human Remains


text:
(a) If the certificate of death is properly executed and complete, the local registrar of births and deaths shall issue a permit for disposition that, in all cases, shall specify any one of the following:

(1) The name of the cemetery where the remains shall be interred.

(2) Burial at sea as provided in Section 7117.

(3) The address or description of the place where remains shall be buried or scattered.

(4) The address of the location where the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains will be kept, as provided in Section 7054.6, under the conditions the state registrar may approve, including, but not limited to, conditions in keeping with public sensibilities, applicable laws, and reasonable assurances that the disposition will be carried out in accordance with the prescribed conditions and will not constitute a private or public nuisance.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part relative to issuance of a permit for disposition, whenever the death occurred from a disease declared by the state department to be infectious, contagious, or communicable and dangerous to the public health, a permit for the disposition of the body shall not be issued by the local registrar, except under those conditions as may be prescribed by the state department and local health officers.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 46. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 47 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.)

chapter: 8. Permits for Disposition of Human Remains


text:
(a) If the certificate of death is properly executed and complete, the local registrar of births and deaths shall issue a permit for disposition that, in all cases, shall specify any one of the following:

(1) The name of the cemetery where the remains shall be interred.

(2) Burial at sea as provided in Section 7117.

(3) The address or description of the place where remains shall be buried, scattered, or integrated into the soil.

(4) The address of the location where the cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains will be kept, as provided in Section 7054.5 or 7054.6, under the conditions the state registrar may approve, including, but not limited to, conditions in keeping with public sensibilities, applicable laws, and reasonable assurances that the disposition will be carried out in accordance with the prescribed conditions and will not constitute a private or public nuisance.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part relative to issuance of a permit for disposition, whenever the death occurred from a disease declared by the department to be infectious, contagious, or communicable and dangerous to the public health, a permit for the disposition of the body shall not be issued by the local registrar, except under those conditions as may be prescribed by the state department and local health officers.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 46) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 47. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)


text:
(a) A permit for disposition for the purpose of removing cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains from the place of cremation, hydrolysis, or interment shall include a description of the final place of disposition sufficient to identify the place and shall be issued by the local registrar to the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains under Section 7100 upon the application of that person.

(b) A permit for disposition shall be issued under this section only upon the signed acknowledgment by the person making application that trespass and nuisance laws apply to the disposition and that the permit gives no right of unrestricted access to property not owned by the person for the purpose of disposing of the remains.

(c) The person to whom the permit for disposition was issued shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of final disposition and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the disposition took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year, the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained pursuant to this section.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 48. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 49 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.)


text:
(a) A permit for disposition for the purpose of removing cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains from the place of cremation, reduction, hydrolysis, or interment shall include a description of the final place of disposition sufficient to identify the place and shall be issued by the local registrar upon application of the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains under Section 7100.

(b) A permit for disposition shall be issued under this section only upon the signed acknowledgment by the person making application that trespass and nuisance laws apply to the disposition and that the permit gives no right of unrestricted access to property not owned by the person for the purpose of disposing of the remains.

(c) The person to whom the permit for disposition was issued shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of final disposition and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the disposition took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year, the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained pursuant to this section.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 48) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 49. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)


text:
(a) Upon the presentation of a certificate of death properly executed and completed in accordance with the policies and procedures of the county coroner in which the death occurred that are not in conflict with state law, the permit for disposition required by Sections 103050, 103055, and 103060 shall be issued by any local registrar pursuant to this section. The local registrar issuing the permit for disposition pursuant to this section shall promptly forward the death certificate and a duplicate of the permit for disposition to the local registrar of the district in which death occurred or the body was found.

(b) The applicant for a permit under this section shall pay a fee of six dollars ($6) to the issuing registrar. Thirty percent of the fee shall be transferred by the issuing registrar to the local registrar of the county where the death occurred and 40 percent shall be transferred to the State Registrar for the administration of this section.

(c) Applicants for a permit for disposition pursuant to this section shall not be subject to Section 103675.


text: The body of any person whose death occurs in this state, or whose body is found in the state, or that is brought in from outside the state, shall not be temporarily held pending disposition more than eight calendar days after death, unless a permit for disposition is issued by the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred or the body was found.


text: Except when a permit is not required to be issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 103050, the permit shall accompany the body to its destination, where, if within this state, it shall be delivered to the person in charge of the place of interment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 463, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text:
(a) The person in charge of the place of interment, or the funeral director or person acting as funeral director if no person is in charge, shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of interment, hydrolysis, or cremation, and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the interment took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year, the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained by the local registrar pursuant to this section.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 74) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 75. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)


text: When human remains are transported from outside the state into a registration district in California for interment, the permit for disposition, issued in accordance with the law and health regulations of the place where the death occurred, shall be accepted by the local registrar of the district into which the human remains have been transported, as a basis upon which he or she shall issue a local permit, noting upon the face of the permit the fact that human remains were shipped in for interment and the place of death.


text: This chapter does not prevent a funeral director from removing a body from the registration district where the death occurred or the body was found to another registration district in the same or another county in a funeral director’s conveyance for the purpose of preparing the body for interment or shipment.


text: A permit issued in one county or city is valid and sufficient in any county it specifies as the place of interment.


text: If any cemetery is located partly in one registration district and partly in another, only one permit shall be required for interment and a permit authorizing interment in the cemetery shall entitle interment to be made within or without the district to which the permit is directed. The permit shall be returned to the registration district in which the interment is made irrespective of the district to which it is directed. The local registrar of the district in which the interment is made shall forthwith file the permit on presentation without charge.


text: Permits for the disinterment or removal of interred remains shall be required, as specified in Part 2 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 7.


text: The forms for the marriage license shall be prescribed by the State Registrar.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)

chapter: 9. Marriage Registration

article: 1. General Provisions

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 9. Marriage Registration > 1. General Provisions


text: Each marriage that is performed shall be registered by the person performing the ceremony as provided by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 420) of Part 3 of Division 3 of the Family Code.

article: 2. Duty of Registering

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 9. Marriage Registration > 2. Duty of Registering


text:
(a) The marriage license shall contain as nearly as can be ascertained all of the following and other items as the State Registrar may designate:

(1) The first section shall include the personal data of each party married, including the date of birth, full given name at birth or by court order, birthplace, mailing address, names and birthplaces of each party’s parents, last names at birth of each party’s parents, the number of previous marriages, marital status, the name used prior to the intended marriage by each party at the time of the marriage license application, if the name is different from the name given at birth or by court order, and the new name, if any, selected by each party for intended use upon solemnization of the marriage.

(2) The second section shall include the signatures of parties married, license to marry, county and date of issuance of license, and the marriage license number.

(3) The third section shall include the certification of one person performing the ceremony, that shall show his or her official position including the denomination if he or she is a clergy or clergyperson, and the printed name, signature, and mailing address of at least one, and no more than two, witnesses to the marriage ceremony. The person performing the marriage ceremony shall also type or print his or her name and mailing address on the marriage license.

(b) The marriage license shall not contain any reference to the race or color of parties married.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 567, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2008. Operative January 1, 2009, by Sec. 13 of Ch. 567.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 9. Marriage Registration > 3. Content of Certificate of Registry of Marriage


text:
(a) Sections 103150 and 103175 do not apply to marriages entered into pursuant to Section 307 of the Family Code. Subdivisions (b) and (c) govern the registration and the content of the License and Certificate of Non-Clergy Marriage of those marriages.

(b) Each marriage entered into pursuant to Section 307 of the Family Code shall be registered by the parties entering into the marriage or by a witness who signed under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 307 within 10 days after the ceremony with the local registrar of marriages for the county in which the License and Certificate of Non-Clergy Marriage was issued.

(c) The License and Certificate of Non-Clergy Marriage entered into pursuant to Section 307 of the Family Code shall contain as nearly as can be ascertained the following:

(1) The personal data of each party married, including the date of birth, full given name at birth or by court order, birthplace, mailing address, names and birthplaces of each party’s parents, last names at birth of each party’s parents, the number of previous marriages, marital status, the name used prior to the intended marriage by each party at the time of the marriage license application, if the name is different from the name given at birth or by court order, and the new name, if any, selected by each party for intended use upon solemnization of the marriage.

(2) The license to marry.

(3) The county and date of issuance of the license.

(4) The marriage license number.

(5) The certification of the parties entering into the marriage, that shall show the following:

(A) The fact, time, and place of entering into the marriage.

(B) The printed name, signature, and mailing address of two witnesses to the marriage ceremony.

(C) The religious society or denomination of the parties married, and that the marriage was entered into in accordance with the rules and customs of that religious society or denomination.

(6) The signatures of the parties married.

(7) Any other items that the State Registrar shall designate.

(d) The License and Certificate of Non-Clergy Marriage shall not contain any reference to the race or color of parties married or to a person performing or solemnizing the marriage.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 567, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008. Operative January 1, 2009, by Sec. 13 of Ch. 567.)

article: 3. Content of Certificate of Registry of Marriage


text: The clerk of the court of each county shall send a copy of every judgment of dissolution of marriage, of legal separation, and of declaration of nullity to the State Registrar monthly. If a judgment of dissolution of marriage is vacated, the clerk of the court shall send a copy of the order or dismissal to the State Registrar.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 10. Final Decrees of Dissolution of Marriage,or Legal Separation


text: The State Registrar shall maintain a comprehensive and continuous index of all decrees received under Section 103200.

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

chapter: 10. Final Decrees of Dissolution of Marriage,or Legal Separation


text:
(a) The center shall meet the following requirements with regard to the disclosure of information to qualified researchers:

(1) The center shall develop a comprehensive program for the use, access, and disclosure of personal information that includes data use agreements that require data users to comply with this division. The purpose of the program is to ensure that only aggregated, deidentified information is publicly accessible. The program shall be designed to recognize a consumer’s right of privacy and shall include at least the privacy protection standards specified in Section 103206.2.

(2) Access to personal information shall be governed by the use, access, and disclosure program to be developed by the center pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) The center shall establish a secure research environment for access to personal information. The environment shall include access controls sufficient to ensure that users access only the personal information specified in an approved request and that personal information is protected from unapproved use.

(4) The center shall maintain information about requests and the disposition of requests, and shall develop processes for the timely consideration and release of personal information.

(b) To meet the research and policy goals of the center, it is necessary that access to personal information by qualified researchers is controlled.

(c) Unless otherwise expressly permitted by federal or state law, the center shall not disclose personal information to anyone other than a qualified researcher, or a public health authority as defined in Section 164.501 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 696, Sec. 11. (AB 172) Effective October 8, 2021.)

division: 109. CENTER FOR DATA INSIGHTS AND INNOVATION


text:
(a) (1) In granting access to qualified researchers or a public health authority pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 103206.1, the center shall only grant access to the minimum amount of personal information necessary for an approved project or access to a dataset designed for an approved purpose.

(2) Each person who accesses or obtains personal information on behalf of a qualified researcher or public health authority shall sign a data use agreement.

(3) The data use agreement shall prohibit the recipient from further disclosure of the personal information received that is not otherwise expressly permitted by federal or state law.

(4) Violation of a data use agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be considered a violation of Section 1798.56 of the Civil Code and, if applicable, Section 1798.57 of the Civil Code.

(b) Access to personal information by qualified researchers shall be permissible only if the following requirements are met:

(1) If the personal information does not include any of the direct personal identifiers listed in Section 164.514(e) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, access may be provided to qualified researchers for research and analysis purposes consistent with intent identified in subdivision (h) of Section 130201.

(2) If the personal information includes any of the direct personal identifiers listed in Section 164.514(e) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, access may be provided only to qualified researchers for research projects that offer significant opportunities to achieve the center’s intent identified in subdivision (h) of Section 130201 and shall meet all of the following criteria:

(A) The project has been approved by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects pursuant to subdivision (t) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code.

(B) The requester has documented expertise with privacy protection and with the analysis of large sets of confidential information.

(C) The research shall be made available to the center.

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text: Whenever the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate of birth, death, fetal death, or marriage already registered, the person asserting that the error exists may make an affidavit under oath stating the changes necessary to make the record correct, that shall be supported by the affidavit of one other credible person having knowledge of the facts, and file it with the state or local registrar. This includes, but is not limited to, the correction of typographical, spelling, or statistical errors in any of these facts.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 853, Sec. 27. (AB 3281) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 11. Amendment of Records

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 11. Amendment of Records > 1. Amendment of a Record of Birth, Death or Marriage


text:
(a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2026, if a name is not accurately recorded because of the absence of a diacritical mark on an English letter in any certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, or marriage already registered, the person asserting the omission, or the person’s conservator, or if a minor, the person’s parent or guardian, may make an affidavit under oath in accordance with Section 103225 stating the changes necessary to make the record correct. That affidavit shall be supported by the affidavit of one other person having knowledge of the facts and shall be filed with the State Registrar.

(2) The State Registrar shall review the request and, if the request is accompanied with the payment of the fee required by Section 103700, shall issue an amendment to any certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, or marriage with the accurate name identified in the request.

(3) Amendments to add diacritical marks to birth, marriage, death, or fetal death certificates will be filed with and become part of the record.

(b) (1) If a name field of either of the parties married or their parents is not accurately recorded because of the absence of a diacritical mark on an English letter on any confidential license and certificate of marriage already registered, the party to the confidential marriage asserting the omission may make an affidavit under oath in accordance with Section 103225 stating the changes necessary to make the record correct.

(2) A county clerk may charge a fee, not to exceed the amount of the fee for any other amended confidential marriage license and certificate issued by the county clerk and not to exceed the reasonable cost to provide the amended confidential marriage license and certificate.

(3) The county clerk shall review the amendment for acceptance for filing, and if accepted, shall file the amendment and note the fact of the amendment, with its date, on the otherwise unaltered original confidential marriage license and certificate.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. (AB 64) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 1. Amendment of a Record of Birth, Death or Marriage


text: Section 103225 shall be applicable to certificates of birth only in the absence of conflicting information relative to the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, as this term is defined in subdivision (b) of Section 7601 of the Family Code, on the originally registered certificate of birth.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 853, Sec. 28. (AB 3281) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: If the amendment relates to a certificate or marriage license that has not been transmitted to the State Registrar, the local registrar shall review the amendment for acceptance for filing, and if accepted shall file the amendment and shall note the fact of the amendment, with its date, on the otherwise unaltered original certificate or marriage license.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)


text: If the amendment relates to a certificate that has been transmitted to the State Registrar, the amendment shall be transmitted to the State Registrar who shall review it for acceptance for filing.


text: If the amendment is accepted, the State Registrar shall transmit copies of the amendment to the county recorder in whose offices copies of the original record and information are on file. The State Registrar shall also transmit copies of the amendment to that county’s local registrar only if the amendment is made within two years of the registration of the original record.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 147, Sec. 5. (AB 2561) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text: The State Registrar shall send a certified copy of the newly amended record of birth, death or marriage to the applicant without additional charge, except for those amendments that are filed within one year of the date of occurrence of the event.


text: The amendment shall be filed with and become a part of the record to which it pertains.


text:
(a) A person born in this state whose birth is registered in this state, or the person’s conservator, or if a minor, the person’s parent or guardian, may submit a written request to the state registrar for a new birth certificate on the ground that his or her existing birth certificate contains a derogatory, demeaning, or colloquial racial descriptor. For purposes of this section, a derogatory, demeaning, or colloquial racial descriptor means any term that the registrant determines is insulting to a racial group.

(b) The State Registrar shall review the request, and if the request identifies the term that the registrant has determined is a derogatory, demeaning, or colloquial racial descriptor, identifies the accurate racial descriptor, and is accompanied with the payment of the fee required by Section 103700, then the State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate with the accurate racial descriptor identified in the request and shall transmit copies of the new birth certificate to the following:

(1) The local registrar and county recorder in whose offices copies of the previously issued birth certificate are on file. Upon receipt of the new birth certificate, the local registrar and county recorder shall transmit any copies of the previously issued birth certificate to the State Registrar if it is practical for him or her to do so. If it is impractical for him or her to forward all the copies to the state registrar, he or she shall effectually seal a cover over the copy in a manner as not to deface or destroy the copy and forward a verified statement of his or her action to the state registrar.

(2) The registrant.

(c) The new birth certificate shall supplant any previously issued birth certificate registered for the registrant and shall be the only birth certificate of the registrant open to public inspection. The request and previously issued birth certificate shall remain as part of the records of the State Registrar. All records and information referred to in this section, other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available only upon the written request of the registrant or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.


text: An amended certificate of death of an individual who is a peace officer pursuant to Section 830 of the Penal Code, who was killed in the line of duty, shall be processed immediately upon acceptance for filing and shall be issued by the State Registrar or local registrar no later than 10 business days following acceptance for filing.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 307, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)


text: The coroner having jurisdiction shall register with the local registrar of births and deaths a certificate of death giving the name of the person and all statistical particulars that have been discovered concerning him or her, in the case of the identification of a person previously unidentified at the time of the original registration of the death.

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text: This amendment to the record shall be handled in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 103225).

article: 2. Amendment of a Death Record of a Previously Unidentified Body


text:
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions in this part relative to amendment of records, whenever the information originally furnished in the medical and health data section of any record of death, fetal death or live birth is modified by supplemental information relative thereto, the certifying physician or coroner having knowledge of this information may make a declaration as provided in Section 2015.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure stating the changes necessary to make the information correct and file it with the state or local registrar.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 13. (AB 583) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 14 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 271.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 11. Amendment of Records > 3. Amendment of Medical and Health Section Data on Death, Fetal Death, and Live Birth Records


text:
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions in this part relative to amendment of a record, if the information originally furnished in the medical and health data section of a record of death, fetal death, or live birth is modified by supplemental information relative thereto, the certifying physician, nurse practitioner, or coroner having knowledge of this information may make a declaration, as provided in Section 2015.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, stating the changes are necessary to make the information correct and file the declaration with the state or local registrar.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 13) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 14. (AB 583) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)

article: 3. Amendment of Medical and Health Section Data on Death, Fetal Death, and Live Birth Records


text: This amendment shall be handled in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 103225).


text: When any certificate of birth of a living child is registered without the name of the child being entered thereon, the local registrar shall make out and deliver to the parents of the child a special blank for a supplemental report of the name of the child.

article: 4. Supplemental Name Reports

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text: The parents shall complete the report and return it to the local registrar as soon as the child is named.

article: 4. Supplemental Name Reports


text: The State Registrar shall send a certified copy of the newly amended record of birth to the applicant without additional cost, except for those amendments that are filed within one year of the date of occurrence of the event.

article: 4. Supplemental Name Reports


article: 4. Supplemental Name Reports


text: The purpose of this article is to provide a remedy for correction of birth certificates that contain entries regarding race or color that, in the opinion of the registrant, constitute racial slurs or are otherwise offensive.

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 11. Amendment of Records > 5. Amendment of Birth Certificate to Delete Racial Slurs


text: Any person who was born in this state and whose birth is registered in this state may apply to the State Registrar for the establishment and issuance of a new birth certificate and the sealing of the original if the person certifies that the entry or entries in the original birth certificate regarding race or color contain a term or terms that in the opinion of the registrant, constitute racial slurs or are otherwise offensive. The application shall identify the offensive terms to be deleted and indicate the proper entries for race or color to be substituted. The determination as to whether the entries to be deleted are offensive shall be left to the judgment of the applicant and the State Registrar shall give deference to that determination.

article: 5. Amendment of Birth Certificate to Delete Racial Slurs


text: Upon receipt of the application and payment of the required fee, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate for the person.


text: 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.


text: The State Registrar shall transmit a certified copy of a birth certificate newly established under this article to the registrant without additional charge.


text: When a new birth certificate is established pursuant to this article, the State Registrar shall inform the local registrar and the county recorder whose records contain copies of the original certificate, who shall forward the copies to the State Registrar for filing with the original certificate, if it is practical for him or her to do so. If it is impractical for him or her to forward the copy to the State Registrar, he or she shall effectually seal a cover over the copy in a manner as not to deface or destroy the copy and forward a verified statement of his or her action to the State Registrar.


text:
(a) If a person who has a birth certificate issued by this state has their name changed by order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, or any foreign court, an application, including an affidavit of this fact, may be filed with the office of the State Registrar upon a form provided for that purpose. A court order filed with the office of the State Registrar that is not written in English shall include a certified English translation of the court order.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 577, Sec. 6. (AB 218) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)

path: 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS > 1. VITAL RECORDS > 11. Amendment of Records > 6. Amendment of Birth Record to Reflect Court Order Change of Name


text: Upon receipt of the application, affidavit, certified copy of the court order and payment of the required fee, the State Registrar shall review the amendment for acceptance for filing, and if accepted, shall file the amendment and shall note the fact of the amendment on the otherwise unaltered original birth certificate. The amendment shall be filed with and become a part of the record to which it pertains, if the original record of birth is on file in the office of the State Registrar.

article: 6. Amendment of Birth Record to Reflect Court Order Change of Name


text: The State Registrar shall furnish a certified copy of the newly amended record of birth prepared under authority of this article to the registrant without additional cost.


text:
(a) A person may file a petition with the superior court in any county seeking a judgment recognizing the change of gender and sex identifier 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 sex identifier and any change of name accomplished by an order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, or any foreign court.

(c) Subject to the requirements of Section 103430, if requested, the judgment shall include an order that a new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate be prepared for the person reflecting the change to the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate and any change of name accomplished by an order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, or any foreign court.

(d) Subject to the requirements of Section 103430, if requested, the judgment shall include an order that a new birth certificate be prepared for the person’s child or children reflecting the change to the designation of the person as mother, father, or parent and any change of name of the petitioner accomplished by an order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States, or foreign court.

(e) A petition seeking a judgment recognizing the change of gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary may be made to a superior court within this state, even if the person whose gender and sex identifier is proposed to be changed does not reside within the State of California, if the person is seeking to change the designation to reflect their gender on at least one of the following documents:

(1) A birth certificate that was issued within this state to the person whose gender and sex identifier is proposed to be changed.

(2) A birth certificate that was issued within this state to the legal child of the person whose gender and sex identifier is proposed to be changed.

(3) A marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate that was issued within this state to the person whose gender and sex identifier is proposed to be changed.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 577, Sec. 8. (AB 218) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 103445.)

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text:
(a) The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary without a court order for any person who has a birth certificate issued by this state who submits directly to the State Registrar an application to change the gender and sex identifier on the birth certificate and an affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary is to conform the person’s legal gender and sex identifier 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 and sex identifier stated in the application and any change in name, if accompanied by a certified copy of the court order for a change of name.

(b) (1) The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate for the minor child or children who have a birth certificate issued by this state without a court order when a parent submits directly to the State Registrar all of the following:

(A) An application for a new birth certificate for their minor child or children reflecting the change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name of the parent.

(B) A copy of at least one of the following documents:

(i) A certified copy of the court-ordered change of gender, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(ii) The parent’s new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier.

(iii) A government-issued identity document reflecting the parent’s change of gender and sex identifier.

(iv) An affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent is to conform to the person’s gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose.

(C) The fee prescribed by Section 103725.

(D) If applicable, a certified copy of the court-ordered change of name, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(2) The new birth certificate shall reflect the change of the designation of the parent whose gender and sex identifier has been changed as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name that the parent has legally obtained.

(c) (1) The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate for an adult child who has a birth certificate issued by this state without a court order when the parent submits directly to the State Registrar all of the following:

(A) An application for a new birth certificate for their adult child reflecting the change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name of the parent.

(B) A copy of at least one of the following documents:

(i) A certified copy of the court-ordered change of gender, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(ii) The parent’s new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier.

(iii) A government-issued identity document reflecting the parent’s change of gender and sex identifier.

(iv) An affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent is to conform to the person’s gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose.

(C) A notarized letter from the adult child stipulating to the change to the adult child’s birth certificate.

(D) The fee prescribed by Section 103725.

(E) If applicable, a certified copy of the court-ordered change of name, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(2) The notarized letter from the adult child shall be accepted if it contains substantially the following language: “I, (adult child’s full name), stipulate to an issuance of a new birth certificate for me that reflects my parent’s legal gender and name.”

(3) The new birth certificate shall reflect the change of the designation of the parent whose gender and sex identifier has been changed as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name that the parent has legally obtained.

(d) (1) The county clerk shall issue a new confidential marriage license and certificate for a person who has a confidential marriage license and certificate that was issued from their county without a court order when the person submits directly to the county clerk all of the following:

(A) An application from the spouse who has legally changed their gender and sex identifier for a new confidential marriage license and certificate reflecting the change to the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the confidential marriage license and certificate, and, if applicable, any change of name of the spouse.

(B) A copy of at least one of the following documents:

(i) A certified copy of the court-ordered change of gender, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(ii) The spouse’s new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier.

(iii) A government-issued identity document reflecting the spouse’s change of gender and sex identifier.

(iv) An affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of the designation of the petitioner as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the marriage license and certificate is to conform to the person’s gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose.

(C) A notarized letter from the spouse who is not requesting the new confidential marriage license and certificate stipulating to the change in the confidential marriage license and certificate.

(D) The fee established by the county clerk, not to exceed the amount of the fee for any other confidential marriage license and certificate issued by the county clerk and not to exceed the reasonable cost to provide the confidential marriage license and certificate.

(E) If applicable, a certified copy of the court-ordered change of name, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(2) The notarized letter from the spouse who is not requesting the new confidential marriage license and certificate shall be accepted if it contains substantially the following language: “I, (spouse’s full name), stipulate to an issuance of a new confidential marriage license and certificate for me that reflects my spouse’s legal gender and name.”

(3) The new confidential marriage license and certificate shall reflect the change to the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the confidential marriage license and certificate, and, if applicable, any change of name that the spouse has legally obtained.

(4) For purposes of this section, a court-ordered change of gender or name shall include a change of gender or name accomplished by an order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, or any foreign court.

(e) (1) The State Registrar shall issue a new marriage license and certificate for a person who has a marriage license and certificate without a court order if the person submits directly to the State Registrar all of the following:

(A) An application from the spouse who has legally changed their gender and sex identifier for a new marriage license and certificate reflecting the change to the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the marriage license and certificate, and, if applicable, any change of name of the spouse.

(B) A copy of at least one of the following documents:

(i) A certified copy of the court-ordered change of gender, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(ii) The spouse’s new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier.

(iii) A government-issued identity document reflecting the spouse’s change of gender and sex identifier.

(iv) An affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of the designation of the petitioner as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the marriage license and certificate is to conform to the person’s gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose.

(C) A notarized letter from the spouse who is not requesting the new marriage license and certificate stipulating to the change in the marriage license and certificate.

(D) If applicable, a certified copy of the court-ordered change of name, including a certified English translation, if applicable.

(E) The fee prescribed by Section 103725.

(2) The notarized letter from the spouse who is not requesting the new marriage license and certificate shall be accepted if it contains substantially the following language: “I, (spouse’s full name), stipulate to an issuance of a new marriage license and certificate for me that reflects my spouse’s legal gender and name.”

(3) The new marriage license and certificate shall reflect the change to the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked on the marriage license and certificate, and, if applicable, any change of name that the spouse has legally obtained.

(4) For purposes of this section, a court-ordered change of gender or name shall include a change of gender or name accomplished by an order of a court of this state, another state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, or any foreign court.

article: 7. Revision of Birth and Marriage Records to Reflect Change of Gender and Sex Identifier


text:
(a) A petition for a court order to recognize a change in the petitioner’s gender and sex identifier as female, male, or nonbinary and to direct the issuance of new administrative documents to reflect those changes shall be accompanied by an affidavit from the petitioner and a certified copy of the court order changing the petitioner’s name, if applicable. The petitioner’s affidavit shall be accepted as conclusive proof of gender change if it contains substantially the following language: “I, (petitioner’s full name), hereby attest under penalty of perjury that the request for a change in gender to (female, male, or nonbinary) is to conform my legal gender to my gender identity and is not for any fraudulent purpose.”

(b) (1) If the person whose gender is to be changed is under 18 years of age, the petition shall be signed either (A) by at least one of the minor’s parents, any guardian of the minor, or a person specified in subdivision (c); or (B) if both parents are deceased and there is no guardian of the minor, by either a near relative or friend of the minor. The affidavit pursuant to subdivision (a) may be signed by the minor.

(2) If the person whose gender is to be changed requests in their petition the issuance of a new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 103425, the petition shall be signed by the spouse who shares the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate that would be changed by granting the petition if the spouse is living and capable of signing the petition, or, if not signed by the spouse who shares the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate, and the spouse is living and capable, notice must be given to that nonsigning spouse as provided in subdivision (f).

(3) If the person whose gender is to be changed requests in their petition the issuance of a new birth certificate for their adult child pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 103425, the petition shall be signed by the child whose birth certificate would be changed by granting the petition if the child is 18 years of age or older. A petition that requests a new birth certificate for an adult child pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 103425 that does not include the signature of the adult child shall not be granted with respect to the new birth certificate for that child if the child is living and capable of providing a signature.

(4) If the person whose gender is to be changed requests in their petition the issuance of a new birth certificate for their minor child pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 103425, the petition need not include the signature of the petitioner’s child if the child is under 18 years of age.

(c) A petition to recognize a change of the gender of a minor signed by a guardian appointed by the juvenile court or the probate court, by a court-appointed dependency attorney appointed as guardian ad litem pursuant to rules adopted under Section 326.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or by an attorney for a minor who is alleged or adjudged to be a person described in Section 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be made in the court having jurisdiction over the minor. All petitions to recognize a change of the gender of a nonminor dependent may be made in the juvenile court.

(d) (1) If the petition is signed by a guardian, the petition shall specify relevant information regarding the guardianship, the likelihood that the child will remain under the guardian’s care until the child reaches the age of majority, and information suggesting that the child will not likely be returned to the custody of the child’s parents.

(2) Before granting a petition in accordance with this subdivision, the court shall first find that the ward is likely to remain in the guardian’s care until the age of majority and that the ward is not likely to be returned to the custody of the parents.

(e) (1) If a petition to recognize a change of gender of a minor does not include the signature of all living parents, then upon receipt of the petition, the court shall thereupon make an order directing the parent or parents who did not sign the petition to show cause why the petition for a court order to recognize a change in the minor’s gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary should not be granted by filing a written objection, which includes any reasons for the objection, within six weeks of the making of the order, and shall state that if no objection showing good cause to oppose the gender recognition is timely filed, the court shall, without hearing, enter the order that the gender and sex identifier recognition is granted.

(2) If a petition to recognize a change of gender of a minor is filed by a person specified in subdivision (c) and all parents are deceased or cannot be located, then upon receipt of the petition, the court shall thereupon make an order directing the living grandparents to show cause why the petition for a court order to recognize a change in the minor’s gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary should not be granted by filing a written objection, which includes any reasons for the objection, within six weeks of the making of the order, and shall state that if no objection showing good cause to oppose the gender recognition is timely filed, the court shall, without hearing, enter the order that the gender and sex identifier recognition is granted.

(3) If a petition pursuant to this section does not include any signature required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), then upon receipt of the petition, the court shall thereupon make an order reciting the filing of the petition, the proposed changes to the petitioner’s marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate, and the name of the person by whom it is filed. The order shall direct the spouse of the petitioner who appears on the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate to make known any objection to the changes requested on the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate by filing a written objection, which includes any reasons why the requested changes would be fraudulent, within six weeks of the making of the order, and shall state that if no objection showing good cause to oppose the changes to the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate is timely filed, the court shall, without hearing, enter the order that the gender and sex identifier recognition is granted.

(f) If the court makes an order to show cause in accordance with subdivision (e), the petition and the order to show cause shall be served on the required person or persons who did not sign the petition, pursuant to Section 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40 of the Code of Civil Procedure, within four weeks from the date on which the order is made by the court. If service cannot reasonably be accomplished pursuant to Section 415.10 or 415.40 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court may order that service be accomplished in a manner that the court determines is reasonably calculated to give actual notice to the person who did not sign the petition.

(g) If no service is required on any party pursuant this section, the court shall grant the petition without a hearing if no written objection is timely filed within six weeks of the filing of the petition.

(h) The court shall grant the petition without a hearing, unless a timely objection showing good cause is filed. If an objection showing good cause is timely filed, the court may set a hearing at a time designated by the court. Objections based solely on concerns over the petitioner’s actual gender identity or gender assigned at birth shall not constitute good cause.

(1) If a timely objection showing good cause is filed by anyone other than a parent who objects to changes to their minor child’s birth certificate, at the hearing, the court may examine under oath the petitioner and any other person having knowledge of the facts relevant to the petition. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall grant the petition if the court determines that the petition is not made for any fraudulent purpose.

(2) If the objection was timely filed by a parent who objects to changes to their minor child’s birth certificate, after holding a hearing on the matter, the court may deny the petition if the court finds that the change of gender and sex identifier is not in the best interest of the minor. At the hearing, the court may examine under oath the minor and any other person having knowledge of the facts relevant to the petition.

(i) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 723, Sec. 3. (AB 1084) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 723.)


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(a) A petition for a court order to recognize a change in the petitioner’s gender and sex identifier as female, male, or nonbinary and to direct the issuance of new administrative documents to reflect those changes shall be accompanied by an affidavit from the petitioner and a certified copy of the court order changing the petitioner’s name, if applicable. The petitioner’s affidavit shall be accepted as conclusive proof of gender change if it contains substantially the following language: “I, (petitioner’s full name), hereby attest under penalty of perjury that the request for a change in gender to (female, male, or nonbinary) is to conform my legal gender to my gender identity and is not for any fraudulent purpose.”

(b) (1) If the person whose gender is to be changed is under 18 years of age, the petition shall be signed either (A) by at least one of the minor’s parents, any guardian of the minor, or a person specified in subdivision (c); or (B) if both parents are deceased and there is no guardian of the minor, by either a near relative or friend of the minor. The affidavit pursuant to subdivision (a) may be signed by the minor.

(2) If the person whose gender is to be changed requests in their petition the issuance of a new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 103425, the petition shall be signed by the spouse who shares the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate that would be changed by granting the petition if the spouse is living and capable of signing the petition, or, if not signed by the spouse who shares the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate, and the spouse is living and capable, notice must be given to that nonsigning spouse as provided in subdivision (f).

(3) If the person whose gender is to be changed requests in their petition the issuance of a new birth certificate for their adult child pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 103425, the petition shall be signed by the child whose birth certificate would be changed by granting the petition if the child is 18 years of age or older. A petition that requests a new birth certificate for an adult child pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 103425 that does not include the signature of the adult child shall not be granted with respect to the new birth certificate for that child if the child is living and capable of providing a signature.

(4) If the person whose gender is to be changed requests in their petition the issuance of a new birth certificate for their minor child pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 103425, the petition need not include the signature of the petitioner’s child if the child is under 18 years of age.

(c) A petition to recognize a change of the gender of a minor signed by a guardian appointed by the juvenile court or the probate court, by a court-appointed dependency attorney appointed as guardian ad litem pursuant to rules adopted under Section 326.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or by an attorney for a minor who is alleged or adjudged to be a person described in Section 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be made in the court having jurisdiction over the minor. All petitions to recognize a change of the gender of a nonminor dependent may be made in the juvenile court.

(d) (1) If the petition is signed by a guardian, the petition shall specify relevant information regarding the guardianship, the likelihood that the child will remain under the guardian’s care until the child reaches the age of majority, and information suggesting that the child will not likely be returned to the custody of the child’s parents.

(2) Before granting a petition in accordance with this subdivision, the court shall first find that the ward is likely to remain in the guardian’s care until the age of majority and that the ward is not likely to be returned to the custody of the parents.

(e) (1) If a petition to recognize a change of gender of a minor does not include the signature of all living parents, then upon receipt of the petition, the court shall thereupon make an order directing the parent or parents who did not sign the petition to show cause why the petition for a court order to recognize a change in the minor’s gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary should not be granted by filing a written objection, which includes any reasons for the objection, within six weeks of the making of the order, and shall state that if no objection showing good cause to oppose the gender recognition is timely filed, the court shall, without hearing, enter the order that the gender and sex identifier recognition is granted after the completion of the six weeks.

(2) If a petition to recognize a change of gender of a minor is filed by a person specified in subdivision (c) and all parents are deceased or cannot be located, then upon receipt of the petition, the court shall thereupon make an order directing the living grandparents to show cause why the petition for a court order to recognize a change in the minor’s gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary should not be granted by filing a written objection, which includes any reasons for the objection, within six weeks of the making of the order, and shall state that if no objection showing good cause to oppose the gender recognition is timely filed, the court shall, without hearing, enter the order that the gender and sex identifier recognition is granted after the completion of the six weeks.

(3) If a petition pursuant to this section does not include any signature required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), then upon receipt of the petition, the court shall thereupon make an order reciting the filing of the petition, the proposed changes to the petitioner’s marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate, and the name of the person by whom it is filed. The order shall direct the spouse of the petitioner who appears on the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate to make known any objection to the changes requested on the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate by filing a written objection, which includes any reasons why the requested changes would be fraudulent, within six weeks of the making of the order, and shall state that if no objection showing good cause to oppose the changes to the marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate is timely filed, the court shall, without hearing, enter the order that the gender and sex identifier recognition is granted after the completion of the six weeks.

(f) If the court makes an order to show cause in accordance with subdivision (e), the petition and the order to show cause shall be served on the required person or persons who did not sign the petition, pursuant to Section 413.10, 414.10, 415.10, or 415.40 of the Code of Civil Procedure, within four weeks from the date on which the order is made by the court. If service cannot reasonably be accomplished pursuant to Section 415.10 or 415.40 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court may order that service be accomplished in a manner that the court determines is reasonably calculated to give actual notice to the person who did not sign the petition.

(g) If no service is required on any party pursuant this section, the court shall grant the petition without a hearing if no written objection is timely filed within six weeks of the filing of the petition.

(h) The court shall grant the petition without a hearing, unless a timely objection showing good cause is filed. If an objection showing good cause is timely filed, the court may set a hearing at a time designated by the court. Objections based solely on concerns over the petitioner’s actual gender identity or gender assigned at birth shall not constitute good cause.

(1) If a timely objection showing good cause is filed by anyone other than a parent who objects to changes to their minor child’s birth certificate, at the hearing, the court may examine under oath the petitioner and any other person having knowledge of the facts relevant to the petition. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall grant the petition if the court determines that the petition is not made for any fraudulent purpose.

(2) If the objection was timely filed by a parent who objects to changes to their minor child’s birth certificate, after holding a hearing on the matter, the court may deny the petition if the court finds that the change of gender and sex identifier is not in the best interest of the minor. At the hearing, the court may examine under oath the minor and any other person having knowledge of the facts relevant to the petition.

(i) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 723, Sec. 4. (AB 1084) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


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(a) (1) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new birth certificate for the petitioner and if the petitioner has a birth certificate issued by this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new birth certificate, shall, within 30 days from the date of the judgment, be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar. Upon receipt thereof, together with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate for the petitioner.

(2) The new birth certificate shall reflect the gender of the petitioner, as specified in the judgment of the court, and shall reflect any change of name, as specified in the court order, as prescribed by Section 103425. No reference shall be made in the new birth certificate, nor shall its form in any way indicate, that it is not the original birth certificate of the petitioner.

(b) (1) (A) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new marriage license and certificate, and the original marriage license and certificate was confidential and issued within this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new confidential marriage license and certificate shall, within 30 days from the date of the judgment, be filed by the petitioner with the county clerk in the county where the confidential marriage license and certificate was issued, along with the application and the fee established by the county clerk, not to exceed the fee for any other confidential marriage license and certificate issued by the county clerk and not to exceed the reasonable cost to provide the confidential marriage license and certificate. Upon receipt of the copy of the judgment, the application, and the fee, the county clerk shall issue a confidential marriage license and certificate for the petitioner.

(B) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new marriage license and certificate, and the original marriage license and certificate was not confidential and issued within this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new marriage license and certificate shall, within 30 days from the date of the judgment, be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar, along with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725. Upon receipt of the copy of the judgment, the application, and the fee, the State Registrar shall establish a new marriage license and certificate for the petitioner.

(2) If a new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate is requested under subdivision (c) of Section 103425, the new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate shall reflect any change in the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked as requested, and shall reflect any change of name, as specified in the court order, as prescribed by Section 103425. If the “New Names” section of the original marriage license and certificate or original confidential marriage license and certificate that refers to the person whose gender and sex identifier was changed pursuant to Section 103430 does not match any change of name, as specified in the court order, then the “New Names” section for that person shall be left blank on the new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate of marriage. A new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate issued pursuant to this article shall not entitle the parties to the marriage to change their names using the procedures in Section 306.5 of the Family Code at the time of the issuance of the new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate. Notwithstanding Sections 103235 and 103255, reference shall not be made in the new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate, and its form shall not in any way indicate, that it is not the original marriage license and certificate or original confidential marriage license and certificate of the petitioner.

(c) (1) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child and if the petitioner’s child has a birth certificate issued by this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new birth certificate, shall, within 30 days from the date of the judgment, be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar. Upon receipt thereof, together with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child.

(2) If a new birth certificate is requested under subdivision (d) of Section 103425, the new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child shall reflect the change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent and, if applicable, any change of name of the petitioner, as specified in the court order and as prescribed by Section 103425. Reference shall not be made in the new birth certificate, and its form shall not in any way indicate, that it is not the original birth certificate of the petitioner’s child.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 723, Sec. 5. (AB 1084) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 6 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 723.)


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(a) (1) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new birth certificate for the petitioner and if the petitioner has a birth certificate issued by this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new birth certificate, shall be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar. Upon receipt thereof, together with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate for the petitioner.

(2) The new birth certificate shall reflect the gender of the petitioner, as specified in the judgment of the court, and shall reflect any change of name, as specified in the court order, as prescribed by Section 103425. No reference shall be made in the new birth certificate, nor shall its form in any way indicate, that it is not the original birth certificate of the petitioner.

(b) (1) (A) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new marriage license and certificate, and the original marriage license and certificate was confidential and issued within this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new confidential marriage license and certificate shall be filed by the petitioner with the county clerk in the county where the confidential marriage license and certificate was issued, along with the application and the fee established by the county clerk, not to exceed the fee for any other confidential marriage license and certificate issued by the county clerk and not to exceed the reasonable cost to provide the confidential marriage license and certificate. Upon receipt of the copy of the judgment, the application, and the fee, the county clerk shall issue a confidential marriage license and certificate for the petitioner.

(B) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new marriage license and certificate, and the original marriage license and certificate was not confidential and issued within this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new marriage license and certificate shall be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar, along with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725. Upon receipt of the copy of the judgment, the application, and the fee, the State Registrar shall establish a new marriage license and certificate for the petitioner.

(2) If a new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate is requested under subdivision (c) of Section 103425, the new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate shall reflect any change in the designation of the person as bride, groom, or having neither box checked as requested, and shall reflect any change of name, as specified in the court order, as prescribed by Section 103425. If the “New Names” section of the original marriage license and certificate or original confidential marriage license and certificate that refers to the person whose gender and sex identifier was changed pursuant to Section 103430 does not match any change of name, as specified in the court order, then the “New Names” section for that person shall be left blank on the new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate of marriage. A new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate issued pursuant to this article shall not entitle the parties to the marriage to change their names using the procedures in Section 306.5 of the Family Code at the time of the issuance of the new marriage license and certificate or confidential marriage license and certificate. Notwithstanding Sections 103235 and 103255, reference shall not be made in the new marriage license and certificate or new confidential marriage license and certificate, and its form shall not in any way indicate, that it is not the original marriage license and certificate or original confidential marriage license and certificate of the petitioner.

(c) (1) If a judgment pursuant to Section 103430 includes an order for a new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child and if the petitioner’s child has a birth certificate issued by this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court ordering the new birth certificate, shall be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar. Upon receipt thereof, together with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child.

(2) If a new birth certificate is requested under subdivision (d) of Section 103425, the new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child shall reflect the change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent and, if applicable, any change of name of the petitioner, as specified in the court order and as prescribed by Section 103425. Reference shall not be made in the new birth certificate, and its form shall not in any way indicate, that it is not the original birth certificate of the petitioner’s child.

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 723, Sec. 6. (AB 1084) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


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(a) In lieu of separate proceedings, a single petition may be filed with the superior court to change the petitioner’s name and recognize the change to the petitioner’s gender and sex identifier and, if requested, to order the issuance of a new birth certificate, marriage license and certificate, confidential marriage license and certificate, or birth certificate of the petitioner’s child. With respect to a single petition, the court shall comply with both of the following:

(1) The procedure set forth in Title 8 (commencing with Section 1275) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure; however, the order to show cause shall not include the petition to recognize the change of gender and sex identifier.

(2) The procedure set forth in Section 103430 if there is a request for a new marriage license and certificate, confidential marriage license and certificate, or for a new birth certificate for any child of the petitioner.

(b) (1) A certified copy of the judgment of the court issued pursuant to this section shall, within 30 days, be filed by the petitioner with the Secretary of State.

(2) A certified copy of the judgment of the court issued pursuant to this section shall, within 30 days, be filed by the petitioner with the State Registrar, if any of the following conditions are met:

(A) The judgment includes an order for a new birth certificate and the petitioner has a birth certificate issued by this state.

(B) The judgment includes an order for a new marriage license and certificate and the original marriage license and certificate was issued within this state.

(C) The judgment includes an order for a new birth certificate for the petitioner’s child and the petitioner’s child has a birth certificate issued by this state.

(3) If the judgment issued pursuant to this section includes an order for a new marriage license and certificate, and the original marriage license and certificate was confidential and issued within this state, a certified copy of the judgment of the court shall, within 30 days, be filed by the petitioner with the county clerk in the county where the confidential marriage license and certificate was issued.

(c) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment of the court issued pursuant to this section, together with the application and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate or marriage license and certificate as provided in this article.

(d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment of the court issued pursuant to this section, together with the application and the fee established by the county clerk, not to exceed the fee for any other confidential marriage license and certificate issued by the county clerk and not to exceed the reasonable cost to provide the confidential marriage license and certificate, the county clerk shall issue a new confidential marriage license and certificate as provided in this article.

(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 723, Sec. 7. (AB 1084) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 8 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 723.)