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Timestamp: 2019-01-20 17:06:30
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 7050', '§ 7051', '§ 7052', '§ 7110', '§ 7111', '§ 7120', '§ 7121', 'art 2', '§ 7122', '§ 7123', '§ 7130', '§ 7131', '§ 7132', '§ 7133', '§ 7134', '§ 7135', '§ 7140', '§ 7141', '§ 7142', '§ 7143']

7000.	This part may be cited as the Emancipation of Minors Law.
7001.	It is the purpose of this part to provide a clear statement defining emancipation and its consequences and to permit an emancipated minor to obtain a court declaration of the minor's status. This part is not intended to affect the status of minors who may become emancipated under the decisional case law that was in effect before the enactment of Chapter 1059 of the Statutes of 1978.
7002.	A person under the age of 18 years is an emancipated minor if any of the following conditions is satisfied:
CHAPTER 2. Effect of Emancipation.
§ 7050. Emancipated minor considered an adult.
(d)	Ending all vicarious or imputed liability of the minor's parents or guardian for the minor's torts. Nothing in this section affects any liability of a parent, guardian, spouse, or employer imposed by the Vehicle Code, or any vicarious liability that arises from an agency relationship.
(16) Apply for a work permit pursuant to Section 49110 of the Education Code without the request of the minor's parents.
§ 7051. Insurance contracts.
§ 7052. Stock, memberships, and property.
CHAPTER 3. Court Declaration of Emancipation.
§ 7110. Legislative intent.
§ 7111. Effect of declaration on benefits.
ARTICLE 2. Procedure for Declaration.
§ 7120. Petition.
(a)	A minor may petition the superior court of the county in which the minor resides or is temporarily domiciled for a declaration of emancipation.
(b)	The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following facts:
(1)	The minor is at least 14 years of age.
§ 7121. Notice.
(a) Before the petition for a declaration of emancipation is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor's parents, guardian, or other person entitled to the custody of the minor, or proof shall be made to the court that their addresses are unknown or that for other reasons the notice cannot be given.
(c)	The notice shall include a form whereby the minor's parents, guardian, or other person entitled to the custody of the minor may give their written consent to the petitioner's emancipation. The notice shall include a warning that a court may void or rescind the declaration of emancipation and the parents may become liable for support and medical insurance coverage pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4000) of Part 2 of Division 9 of this code and Sections 11350, 11350.1, 11475.1, and 11490 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
§ 7122. Issuance of declaration of emancipation.
(a)	The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the minor's best interest.
§ 7123. Writ of mandate.
§ 7130. Grounds for voiding or rescinding.
(a) A declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information is voidable.
§ 7131. Petition to void declaration.
§ 7132. Petition to rescind declaration.
(a) A petition to rescind a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the minor is indigent and has no means of support may be filed by the minor declared emancipated, by the minor's conservator, or by the district attorney of the county in which the minor resides. The petition shall be filed in the county in which the minor or the conservator resides.
(b)	The minor may be considered indigent if the minor's only source of income is from public assistance benefits. The court shall consider the impact of the rescission of the declaration of emancipation on the minor and shall find the rescission of the declaration of emancipation will not be contrary to the best interest of the minor before granting the order to rescind.
§ 7133. Notice.
(a) Before a petition under this article is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor's parents or guardian, or proof shall be made to the court that their addresses are unknown or that for other reasons the notice cannot be given.
§ 7134. Court order.
§ 7135. Effect of voiding or rescission on contract and property rights.
ARTICLE 4. Identification Cards and Information.
§ 7140. Department of Motor Vehicles records system and identification cards.
§ 7141. Good faith reliance on identification card.
§ 7142. Protection of public entities and public employees..
§ 7143. Notice of Department of Motor Vehicles if declaration voided or rescinded.