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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 7 - Revision of Birth and Marriage Records to Reflect Change of Gender and Sex Identifier › Section 103443.

103443. (a) The State Registrar shall transmit a certified copy of a birth certificate newly established under this article to the registrant without additional charge.
(b) The county clerk shall transmit a copy of a confidential marriage certificate newly established under this article to the registrant without additional charge.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 577, Sec. 8. (AB 218) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 103445.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 7 - Revision of Birth and Marriage Records to Reflect Change of Gender and Sex Identifier › Section 103445.

103445. This article shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 577, Sec. 8. (AB 218) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 8 - Revision of Birth Records to Correct Gender Errors Made by Birthing Hospitals or Local Registrars › Section 103446.

103446. It is the intent of the Legislature that this article provide a remedy for the correction of birth certificates that contain gender errors made by the birthing hospital or local registrar when completing the original birth certificate.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 780, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 8 - Revision of Birth Records to Correct Gender Errors Made by Birthing Hospitals or Local Registrars › Section 103447.

103447. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person born in this state, or, in the case of a minor or incompetent person, his or her parent, legal guardian, or conservator, may apply to the State Registrar for the establishment and issuance of a new birth certificate and the sealing of the original, upon finding that the birthing hospital or local registrar made a gender error when completing the original birth certificate.
(b)  The application shall be accompanied by one of the following:
(1)  The sworn affidavit of the administrator of the hospital where the applicant was born or by a representative designated by the administrator, verifying that the incorrect gender information entered on the birth certificate was due to a hospital error.
(2)  The sworn affidavit of the representative of the local registrar, verifying that the incorrect gender information entered on the birth certificate was due to an administrative error of the local registrar.
(3)  The sworn affidavit of the physician attending the birth of the applicant and the sworn affidavit of the applicant’s mother or father or a relative who was at least five years old at the time of the applicant’s birth, verifying that, at the time of birth, the applicant’s gender was different from that indicated on the original birth certificate.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 780, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 8 - Revision of Birth Records to Correct Gender Errors Made by Birthing Hospitals or Local Registrars › Section 103447.5.

103447.5. Upon receipt of the application and sworn affidavit or affidavits, and upon payment of the fee required by Section 103700, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate for the person.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 780, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 8 - Revision of Birth Records to Correct Gender Errors Made by Birthing Hospitals or Local Registrars › Section 103448.

103448. The new birth certificate established pursuant to this article shall in no way indicate that it is not the original birth certificate of the applicant. The new birth certificate shall supplant any birth certificate previously registered for the applicant, and shall be the only birth certificate open to public inspection.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 780, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 8 - Revision of Birth Records to Correct Gender Errors Made by Birthing Hospitals or Local Registrars › Section 103448.5.

103448.5. The State Registrar shall transmit a certified copy of a birth certificate established pursuant to this article to the applicant, without additional charge.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 780, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 11 - Amendment of Records › ARTICLE 8 - Revision of Birth Records to Correct Gender Errors Made by Birthing Hospitals or Local Registrars › Section 103449.

103449. (a)  When a new birth certificate is established pursuant to this article, the State Registrar shall so inform the local registrar and the county recorder whose records contain copies of the original certificate, who shall forward those copies to the State Registrar for filing with the original certificate, if he or she determines that it is practical for him or her to do so.
(b)  If the local registrar or county recorder determines that it would be impractical to forward the copies of the original certificate to the State Registrar, he or she shall cover and seal the copies in a manner that does not deface or destroy them, and shall forward a verified statement of this action to the State Registrar.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 780, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103450.

103450. (a)  A verified petition may be filed by any beneficially interested person with the clerk of the superior court in and for (1) the county in which the birth, death, or marriage is alleged to have occurred, (2) the county of residence of the person whose birth or marriage it is sought to establish, or (3) the county in which the person was domiciled at the date of death for an order to judicially establish the fact of, and the time and place of, a birth, death, or marriage that is not registered or for which a certified copy is not obtainable.
(b)  In the event of a mass fatalities incident, a verified petition may be filed by a coroner, medical examiner, or any beneficially interested person with the clerk of the superior court in and for (1) the county in which the death is alleged to have occurred, or (2) the county in which the person was domiciled at the date of death for an order to judicially establish the fact of, and the time and place of, a death that is not registered or for which a certified copy of the death certificate is not obtainable.
(c)  In the event of a mass fatalities incident, a single verified petition with respect to all persons who died may be filed by a coroner or medical examiner with the clerk of the superior court in and for the county in which the mass fatalities incident occurred for an order to judicially establish the fact of, and the time and place of, each person’s death that is not registered or for which a certified copy of the death certificate is not obtainable.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 717, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103451.

103451. (a)  For purposes of this chapter, “mass fatalities incident” means a situation in which any of the following conditions exist:
(1)  There are more dead bodies than can be handled using local resources.
(2)  Numerous persons are known to have died, but no bodies were recovered from the site of the incident.
(3)  Numerous persons are known to have died, but the recovery and identification of the bodies of those persons is impracticable or impossible.
(b)  The county coroner or medical examiner may make the determination that a condition described in subdivision (a) exists.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 717, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103455.

103455. The petition shall be verified and shall contain all the facts necessary to enable the court to determine the fact of and the time and place of the birth, death, or marriage upon the proofs adduced in behalf of the petitioner at the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103460.

103460. If the time and place of birth are not known, the petition shall contain all of the facts known to the petitioner or otherwise available and a statement of the probable time and place of birth as accurately as the circumstances permit. The petition shall be verified as to the known facts only.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103465.

103465. Upon the filing of the petition a hearing shall be fixed by the clerk and at the convenience of the court set at a time not less than five nor more than 10 days after the filing of the petition. The hearing may be held in chambers. The court, for good cause, may continue the hearing beyond the 10-day period.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103466.

103466. Notwithstanding Section 103465, upon the filing of a petition for a determination of the fact of death in the event of a mass fatalities incident, the clerk shall set a hearing no later than 15 days from the date the petition was filed. The petitioner shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice of the hearing to the known heirs of the deceased up to the second degree of relationship. Failure to provide the notice specified in this section shall not invalidate the judicial proceedings regarding the determination of the fact of death.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 717, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103470.

103470. The fee for filing the petition is two hundred five dollars ($205). This fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4 of the Government Code. The petition may be heard by any judge hearing probate matters, or if a probate department has been designated for hearing probate matters, the matter shall be assigned to the probate department for hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 28. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103475.

103475. If, upon the hearing, the allegations of the petition are established to the satisfaction of the court, the court may make an order determining that the birth, death, or marriage did in fact occur at the time and place shown by the proofs adduced at the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103480.

103480. If the time and place of birth are not known, the court shall receive and consider evidence and testimony as may be available and from the facts adduced may, by order, fix the time and place that the court finds to be a probable time and place of birth of the person in relation to whom the petition has been filed, as the time and place of birth. The time and place so fixed shall thereafter for all purposes be the time and place of birth of the person.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103485.

103485. The order shall be made in the form and upon the blank prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and shall become effective upon a filing of a certified copy with the State Registrar.
Every order determining the date of birth made pursuant to this chapter shall establish a presumption that the matter contained therein is a true and accurate statement of the time of birth. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 12 - Court Proceedings to Establish Record of Birth, Death or Marriage › Section 103490.

103490. (a)  The State Registrar shall send certified copies of the court order delayed certificate to the local registrar and the county recorder within the area in which the event occurred and in whose offices copies of records of the year of occurrence of the event are on file. However, if the event occurred outside the state, a certified copy shall be sent only to the county recorder of the county in which the petitioner resides.
(b)  In the event of a mass fatalities incident, the State Registrar, without delay, shall send certified copies of the court order delayed death certificate to the local registrar and the county recorder of the county in which the incident occurred and in whose offices copies of records of the year of occurrence of the incident are on file. The State Registrar, without delay, also shall send a certified copy of the court order delayed death certificate to the spouse or next of kin of the decedent, if there is no spouse, provided the spouse or next of kin’s name and address information are included in the court order or on the application form submitted by the spouse, next of kin, coroner, or medical examiner. However, if the incident occurred outside the state, a certified copy shall be sent only to the county recorder of the county in which the decedent was domiciled at the date of death.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 717, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 13 - Recording Certification of Foreign Births and Deaths › Section 103501.

103501. A county recorder shall issue a certified copy of a foreign birth or death recorded in the office of the county recorder only as an official record of the county recorder, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 27300 of the Government Code, and not as a certified copy of a vital record pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 103525) of Part 1 of Division 102.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 76.5. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 13 - Recording Certification of Foreign Births and Deaths › Section 103505.

103505. (a) A certification of birth or death outside of the United States shall not be recorded by the county recorder.
(b) This section shall not apply to any court-order-delayed birth certificate or court-order-delayed death certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 103450) of Part 1 of Division 102.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 76.7. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103525.

103525. (a)  The State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder shall, upon request and payment of the required fee, supply to an applicant a certified copy of the record of a birth, fetal death, death, marriage, or marriage dissolution registered with the official.
When the original forms of certificates of live birth furnished by the State Registrar contain a printed section at the bottom containing medical and social data or labeled “Confidential Information for Public Health Use Only,” that section shall not be reproduced in a certified copy of the record except as specifically authorized in Section 102430.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other law, the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder shall provide certified copies of birth, death, and marriage records only as authorized under Section 103526 or 103526.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 412, Sec. 5. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103525.5.

103525.5. (a) (1) Until January 1, 2006, in addition to the fees prescribed by Sections 103625 and 103626, an applicant for a certified copy of a birth or death record shall pay an additional fee of two dollars ($2). Commencing January 1, 2006, this fee shall be reduced to one dollar ($1).
(2) Commencing January 1, 2010, in addition to the fees prescribed by Sections 103625 and 103626, an applicant for a certified copy of a marriage record shall pay an additional fee of one dollar ($1).
(b) Until January 1, 2006, each local registrar or county recorder collecting the fee pursuant to this section shall transmit one dollar and sixty-five cents ($1.65) of the fee to the State Registrar by the 10th day of the month following the month in which the fee was received. Commencing January 1, 2006, each local registrar or county recorder collecting the fee pursuant to this section shall transmit sixty-five cents ($.65) of the fee to the State Registrar by the 10th day of the month in which the fee was received. These funds, and fees collected by the State Registrar pursuant to this section, shall be used by the State Registrar, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to develop safety and security measures to protect against fraudulent use of birth, death, and marriage records, including, but not limited to, computerizing records, redacting and removing signatures as required by law, and electronically distributing redacted records to local registrars and county recorders for their use in complying with Sections 103526 and 103526.5.
(c) Thirty-five cents ($0.35) of the fee specified in subdivision (a) shall be retained by the public official charged with the collection of the fee to defray the costs of the additional security features required by Sections 103526 and 103526.5.
(d) The entire amount of the fee collected pursuant to subdivision (a) by the State Registrar shall be retained and used by the State Registrar, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose specified in subdivision (b). The entire amount of the fee collected by the local registrar or county recorder pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be retained and used by that official for the purpose specified in subdivision (c).
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 412, Sec. 6. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103526.6.

103526.6. (a) The State Registrar, in consultation with the County Recorders’ Association of California and other stakeholders, shall study all security features for paper used to print a vital record pursuant to Section 103525, or alternative security features that are equal to or better than those that are currently mandated.
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2018, the State Registrar shall submit to the Legislature a report that contains the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) and legislative recommendations pertaining to those findings.
(2) A report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 255, Sec. 3. (AB 1546) Effective September 9, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103527.

103527. (a) The State Registrar shall appoint a Vital Records Protection Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations to protect individual privacy, inhibit identity theft, and prevent fraud involving birth, death, and marriage certificates while providing needed access to birth, death, and marriage record information to those seeking it for legitimate purposes. The committee shall have the following duties:
(1) Review and make recommendations as to the adequacy of procedures to safeguard individual privacy and prevent fraud, while ensuring appropriate access to birth, death, and marriage records.
(2) Make recommendations to the State Registrar as to items that should be redacted from informational certified copies of birth, death, and nonconfidential marriage certificates issued pursuant to Section 103526.
(3) Make recommendations to the State Registrar regarding fraud prevention measures concerning vital records.
(b) The committee shall include representatives from private and governmental entities that use vital records as identity or legal documents, consumers, law enforcement officials, genealogists, and organizations that research vital records for legal or social purposes. The State Registrar shall make every effort to ensure that committee membership also represents the community at large.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), membership on the committee shall be for a term of three years.
(2) Appointments shall be made on a staggered basis to allow for a change of one-third of the membership on an annual basis. One-third of the initial committee membership shall be appointed to one-year terms, and one-third of the initial committee membership shall be appointed to two-year terms.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 412, Sec. 9. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103528.

103528. The department may create an automated system for the purposes of implementing Sections 103525, 103525.5, 103526, and 103526.5.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 914, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103530.

103530. Certified copies of certificates of births shall be issued only when the applicant for the certified copy is able to furnish information, exclusive of file numbers, adequate for identification and location of the amended record.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103535.

103535. Upon application of a parent, the local registrar or county recorder shall request a copy of a new birth certificate amended under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 102625) from the State Registrar. When a request of this type is received, the State Registrar shall send a copy of the new certificate to the local registrar or county recorder who shall then issue certified copies from the document. The copy of the new certificate returned to the local registrar or county recorder under this procedure shall be filed in the same manner as the copies of other certificates representing births that occurred during the same time period.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 889, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103540.

103540. Prior to issuing a certified copy of a birth record, the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder shall determine whether their respective birth records or index to the records have been revised pursuant to Section 102245 to indicate the death of the registrant whose birth record is requested. If the records or index have been so revised, the certified copy provided the applicant shall display the legend “DECEASED,” which shall be indelibly printed or stamped, in boldface style not less than one-half inch in height, within near proximity to the space reserved for the registrant’s name. The State Registrar shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103545.

103545. Certified copies of birth, fetal death, death, and marriage records may be made only by the State Registrar, by duly appointed and acting local registrars during their term of office, and by county recorders.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103550.

103550. Any birth, fetal death, death, or marriage record that was registered within a period of one year from the date of the event under the provisions of this part, or any copy of the record or part thereof, properly certified by the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder, is prima facie evidence in all courts and places of the facts stated therein.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103555.

103555. A short form of certification of birth registration that shall contain only identification information may be issued by the State Registrar, by the county recorder, or by any local registrar.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103560.

103560. A short form of certification of death registration, including only identification information and excluding the medical statement of the cause of death, may be issued by the State Registrar, county recorder, or any local registrar, upon forms prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103565.

103565. The Office of the State Registrar, upon request, may furnish the United States Public Health Service with vital statistics relating to births, deaths, marriages, and marriage dissolutions for utilization in the national vital statistics program. Such vital statistics may be furnished on a contract reimbursement or other satisfactory basis that will insure that the reimbursement shall not be less than the cost to the state nor exceed the federal government’s fair share of the cost of the statewide vital statistics registration and reporting system.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103570.

103570. A certification limited to a statement as to the date of birth of any child needed for admission to school or for the purpose of securing employment shall be issued without fee by the local registrar or county recorder upon request of any parents or guardian.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103575.

103575. The state or local registrar or county recorder may, without fee verify a date and place of birth, when the applicant can present sufficient information to identify the birth record.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records › Section 103578.

103578. (a) Each local registrar or county recorder shall, without a fee, issue a certified record of live birth to any person who demonstrates that he or she is a youth who has been placed in foster care, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. A county welfare agency that has relevant knowledge regarding the youth shall verify that the youth has been placed in foster care for purposes of this section. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall not contain a stamp indicating that the certified record is for government use only.
(b) In accordance with all other application requirements as set forth in Section 103526, a request for a certified record of live birth made pursuant to this section shall be made by a youth who has been placed in foster care, on his or her own behalf, or by any person who is lawfully entitled to request a certified record of live birth on behalf of a youth placed in foster care. A person applying for a certified record of live birth pursuant to this section is entitled to one birth record per application for each eligible person verified as a youth who has been placed in foster care. For purposes of this subdivision, a completed affidavit as described in subdivision (c) is sufficient verification that a person is a youth placed in foster care. A person applying for a certified record of live birth pursuant to this section shall not be charged a fee for verification of his or her eligibility.
(c) The State Department of Public Health shall develop an affidavit attesting to an applicant’s status as a youth placed in foster care. For purposes of this section, the affidavit shall not be deemed complete unless it is signed by both the person making a request for a certified record of live birth pursuant to subdivision (a) and a county welfare agency that has relevant knowledge regarding the youth to verify that the youth has been placed in foster care.
(d) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this section through an all-county letter or similar instructions from the director or State Registrar without taking regulatory action.
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2019.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 551, Sec. 1. (AB 2967) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
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103580. The State Registrar, local registrar or county recorder may use a printed, stamped or photographically reproduced facsimile signature in certifying to a record in his or her office provided the certification has the seal of his or her office affixed thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103585. Certified copies or certification of abstract information required to be filed under authority of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 103200) in the offices of the State Registrar and county clerks shall not include information relative to occupation, highest school grade completed, color or race, religious denomination, previous marriages ended by death, divorce or annulment, or children.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103590. (a)  The State Registrar shall, upon request and payment of a fee, as provided in subdivision (c), supply to any applicant a decorative heirloom certificate, as described in subdivision (b), of any birth registered with that official.
When the original form of the certificate of a live birth furnished by the State Registrar contains a printed section at the bottom containing medical and social data or labeled “Confidential Information for Public Health Use Only,” that section shall not be reproduced in the copy of the record. If the original form of the certificate of live birth has been sealed, the information on the sealed certificate shall not be included on the decorative heirloom certificate.
(b)  The decorative heirloom certificate issued under subdivision (a) shall be of a distinctive design as determined by the department and shall include the seal of the State of California and a facsimile of the State Registrar’s signature, but shall include no elected official’s signature. The certificate shall only contain identification information, as determined by the State Registrar.
(c)  The fee required for the decorative heirloom birth certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be thirty-two dollars ($32) until December 31, 1988, at which time the fee shall be reduced to thirty dollars ($30). Until December 31, 1988, not less than ten dollars ($10) of the fee shall be allocated to the State Children’s Trust Fund established in Section 18969 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. After December 31, 1988, not less than fifteen dollars ($15) of the fee shall be allocated to the State Children’s Trust Fund. The remainder of the fee shall be utilized to reimburse the State Department of Health Services and the State Registrar, in part, for the administrative costs of developing, preparing, and providing the decorative heirloom certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103600. The State Registrar and local registrars shall keep a true and correct account of all fees received by them.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103605. (a) The moneys collected by the State Registrar shall be deposited with the Treasurer for credit to the Health Statistics Special Fund, except for the Children’s Trust Fund fees collected pursuant to Section 18966 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and the fees allocated to the Judicial Council pursuant to Section 1852 of the Family Code, all of which shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 172) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 38, Sec. 7. (AB 114) Effective July 10, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
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103610. The money collected by the local registrar shall be paid by him or her into the county or city treasury.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103615. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fees other than those provided for in this part shall be charged for the registration of births and deaths or for the issuance of any permits for disposition of human remains.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103626. (a) The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations supporting the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple agencies dealing with domestic violence, may authorize an increase in the fees for certified copies of marriage certificates, birth certificates, fetal death records, and death records, up to a maximum increase of four dollars ($4).
(b) Effective July 1 of each year, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors may authorize an increase in these fees by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco metropolitan area for the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest half-dollar. The fees shall be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of Section 18308 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) In addition to the fees prescribed by subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, any applicant for a certified copy of a birth certificate, a fetal death record, or death record in Contra Costa County shall pay an additional fee to the local registrar, county recorder, or county clerk as established by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 635, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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103627. (a) (1) The Alameda County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations supporting the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple agencies dealing with domestic violence, may authorize an increase in the fees for certified copies of marriage certificates, birth certificates, fetal death records, and death records, up to a maximum increase of two dollars ($2).
(2) The City Council of the City of Berkeley, upon making findings and declarations supporting the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple agencies dealing with domestic violence, may authorize an increase in the fees for certified copies of birth certificates, fetal death records, and death records, up to a maximum increase of two dollars ($2).
(b) Effective July 1 of each year, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the City Council of the City of Berkeley may authorize an increase in these fees by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco metropolitan area for the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest half-dollar ($0.50). The fees shall be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of Section 18309 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) In addition to the fees prescribed by subdivisions (a) and (b), any applicant for a certified copy of a birth certificate, a fetal death record, or death record in Alameda County or in the City of Berkeley shall pay an additional fee to the local registrar, county recorder, or county clerk, as applicable, as established by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors or the City Council of the City of Berkeley.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 215, Sec. 4. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2010.)
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103628. (a) The Solano County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations for the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple agencies dealing with domestic violence, may authorize an increase in the fees for certified copies of marriage certificates, birth certificates, fetal death records, and death records, up to a maximum increase of two dollars ($2).
(b) Effective July 1 of each year, the Solano County Board of Supervisors may authorize an increase in these fees by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco metropolitan area for the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest one-half dollar ($0.50). The fees shall be allocated pursuant to Section 18309.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) In addition to the fees prescribed by subdivisions (a) and (b), any applicant for a certified copy of a birth certificate, a fetal death record, or death record in Solano County shall pay an additional fee to the local registrar, county recorder, or county clerk as established by the Solano County Board of Supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 120, Sec. 2. (SB 154) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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103630. If the information supplied by the applicant is not sufficient to enable the State Registrar to supply the certified copy of any record for which application is made and the applicant, after written request by the State Registrar, does not furnish the necessary information within 30 days of the date of the request, the State Registrar shall retain the fee.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103635. Overpayment of the required fee received in the office of the State Registrar shall be retained, except any overpayment shall be refunded upon written request of the applicant within one year or when overpayment is in excess of two dollars ($2).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103650. The fee for any search of the files and records performed by the custodian of the records for a specific record when no certified copy is made shall be paid in advance by the applicant. The fee shall be the same as the fee required in Section 103625.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103655. No fee shall be charged any publisher or editor of, or reporter employed by, a newspaper of general circulation or a news service to inspect, in the course and scope of his or her position or employment, any certificate of live birth, fetal death, or marriage, or any other certificate required by this part to be filed in the Office of the State Registrar or the office of any local registrar or county recorder, or any index of the certificates.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103660. No fee shall be charged by the State Registrar or local registrar of births and deaths for services rendered to any public entity, except for issuance of a permit for disposition of human remains or for making a copy of a record.
As used in this section, “public entity” includes the state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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103675. Except as otherwise provided in Section 103065, the fee for issuance of a permit for disposition of human remains is two dollars ($2) payable to the local registrar of births and deaths by the applicant for the permit, when the permit is issued during regularly scheduled office hours of the local registrar of births and deaths.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)