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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 1 - State Administration › Section 102245.

102245. On and after January 1, 1978, whenever the State Registrar receives a death certificate from a local registrar, the State Registrar shall determine whether the state records contain the birth certificate of the deceased or a reproduction thereof as authorized under this chapter. If the State Registrar has such a record of birth, it shall be revised to indicate the date of the death of the registrant, or, alternatively, a notation to that effect shall be entered in the State Registrar’s index of births adjacent to the name of the deceased. The State Registrar, pursuant to an ongoing program, shall distribute, without charge, on a monthly basis to each county, a list of deceased registrants to enable local registrars and recorders to update their files. Upon receipt of such a list the local registrar or county recorder shall revise the local records or indexes accordingly.
Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for that purpose, the State Registrar may similarly revise or index birth records of registrants whose death certificates were filed prior to January 1, 1978.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 1 - State Administration › Section 102247.

102247. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Health Statistics Special Fund. The fund shall consist of revenues, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Fees or charges remitted to the State Registrar for record search or issuance of certificates, permits, registrations, or other documents pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26801) of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 102525), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 102625), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 103050), and Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 103600) of Part 1 of Division 102 of this code.
(2) Funds remitted to the State Registrar by the federal Social Security Administration for participation in the enumeration at birth program.
(3) Funds remitted to the State Registrar by the National Center for Health Statistics pursuant to the federal Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
(4) Any other funds collected by the State Registrar, except Children’s Trust Fund fees collected pursuant to Section 18966 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and fees allocated to the Judicial Council pursuant to Section 1852 of the Family Code, all of which shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(b) Moneys in the Health Statistics Special Fund shall be expended by the State Registrar for the purpose of funding its existing programs and programs that may become necessary to carry out its mission, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(c) Health Statistics Special Fund moneys shall be expended only for the purposes set forth in this section and Section 102249, and shall not be expended for any other purpose or for any other state program.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Health Statistics Special Fund provide for the following:
(1) Registration and preservation of vital event records and dissemination of vital event information to the public.
(2) Data analysis of vital statistics for population projections, health trends and patterns, epidemiologic research, and development of information to support new health policies.
(3) Development of uniform health data systems that are integrated, accessible, and useful in the collection of information on health status.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 170) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 38, Sec. 5. (AB 114) Effective July 10, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 1 - State Administration › Section 102249.

102249. (a)  The State Registrar shall expend funds in the Health Statistics Special Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for all of the following:
(1)  Support existing programs within the State Registrar’s office.
(2)  Implement and support new programs within the State Registrar’s office that meet its goals and objectives.
(3)  Build a data system that will support policy analysis and program decisions at all levels, be useful to health care providers, local and community agencies, and the state, and ultimately benefit consumers of health care services.
(4)  Develop and maintain public health data bases.
(5)  Access and analyze data in order to develop and evaluate California’s health policy.
(6)  Conduct special studies and prepare statistical reports concerning the health status of Californians.
(7)  Develop and maintain an automation system for vital event registration.
(8)  Disseminate vital event information and statistical reports to the public.
(b)  This section shall become operative on July 1, 1995.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102275.

102275. The health officer of any approved local health department, as defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 101175) of Part 3 of Division 101 and approved thereunder, is the local registrar in and for all registration districts within that health jurisdiction and shall perform all the duties of local registrar of births and deaths.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102280.

102280. In other areas, the State Registrar shall appoint a local registrar of births and deaths for each registration district, whose term of office shall be four years. The State Registrar may remove such appointee forthwith for failure or neglect to perform his or her duty.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102285.

102285. The county recorder is the local registrar of marriages and shall perform all the duties of the local registrar of marriages.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102290.

102290. Each assistant or deputy of a local registrar may perform all of the duties of the local registrar in the name and place of his or her principal.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102295.

102295. Each local registrar is hereby charged with the enforcement of this part in his or her registration district under the supervision and direction of the State Registrar and shall make an immediate report to the State Registrar of any violation of this law coming to his or her knowledge.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102300.

102300. Each local registrar shall supply blank forms to persons who require them.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102305.

102305. The local registrar of births and deaths shall carefully examine each certificate before acceptance for registration and, if any are not completed in a manner consistent with the policies established by the State Registrar, he or she shall require further information to be furnished as may be necessary to make the record consistent with those policies before acceptance for registration.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102310.

102310. The local registrar of marriages shall carefully examine each license before acceptance for registration and, if it is incomplete or unsatisfactory, he or she shall require any further information to be furnished as may be necessary to make the record satisfactory before acceptance for registration.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102315.

102315. The local registrar shall affix his or her signature to each certificate in attest to the date of acceptance for registration in his or her office.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102320.

102320. The local registrar shall number the certificates of live birth, fetal death, and death consecutively in separate series, beginning with number one for the first event in each calendar year.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102325.

102325. The local registrar shall number each marriage certificate consecutively beginning with the number one for either the first event occurring, or first event registered in, each calendar year. Numbering may be based on either the year that the event occurs or the year of registration.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102330.

102330. The local registrar shall make a complete and accurate copy of each certificate accepted for registration and shall preserve it in his or her office as the local registrar’s copy of the record in the manner directed 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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102335.

102335. Each local registrar of births and deaths shall transmit a copy of each original birth certificate and death certificate to the county recorder for the special county record, and shall, at the same time, forward the original certificates to the State Registrar pursuant to Section 102345.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 147, Sec. 2. (AB 2561) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102345.

102345. (a)  The local registrar of births and deaths shall transmit each week to the State Registrar all original certificates accepted for registration by him or her during the preceding week.
(b)  This section shall become operative on January 1, 1993.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102346.

102346. (a)  The local registrar of births and deaths shall transmit each month to the Department of Industrial Relations a copy of each certificate of death for which the death has been marked as work-related and which was accepted for registration by him or her during the preceding month.
(b)  This section shall become operative on January 1, 2003.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 75. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102350.

102350. The county board of supervisors may, by resolution, require the local registrar to send a copy of each certificate of death to the physician and surgeon whose statement appears on the certificate pursuant to Section 102825.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102355.

102355. The local registrar of marriages shall transmit to the State Registrar not less than quarterly all original marriage certificates accepted for registration by him or her during the preceding quarter. Certificates shall be batched by calendar year of event prior to transmission. Certificates may be transmitted at more frequent intervals by arrangement with the State Registrar.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102356.

102356. (a) For purposes of Section 102233, the local registrar of marriages shall submit to the State Registrar, at least annually, all of the following information concerning marriage certificates that are accepted for registration by him or her during the same calendar year and in which one or both of the parties were minors at the time of solemnization of the marriage:
(1) The total number of those marriage certificates.
(2) Itemized for each of those marriage certificates, the age of each party at the time of solemnization of the marriage.
(3) Itemized for each of those marriage certificates, the gender of each party as documented on the court order pursuant to Section 304 of the Family Code, unless the court order does not include the gender.
(b) The information submitted to the State Registrar pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not contain the names, addresses, or other personal identifying information of parties to a marriage certificate, or any information identifying a marriage certificate. The information shall not contain a marriage certificate or a copy of the court order described in Section 304 of the Family Code.
(c) (1) The local registrar of marriages shall not submit any information described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) if no marriage certificate described in subdivision (a) is accepted for registration by him or her during the same calendar year.
(2) For any marriage certificate described in subdivision (a), the local registrar of marriages is not required to submit any information described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) if the local registrar of marriages did not receive a copy of the court order from the person solemnizing the marriage pursuant to Section 423 of the Family Code. The local registrar of marriages may elect to submit any of that information, if otherwise available, even if he or she did not receive the copy of the court order.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, no earlier than two years after the local registrar of marriages submits the information described in subdivision (a) to the State Registrar, the local registrar may dispose of that information.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, immediately after the local registrar of marriages submits the information described in subdivision (a) to the State Registrar, the local registrar may dispose of the copy of the court order received from the person solemnizing the marriage pursuant to Section 423 of the Family Code.
(e) 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 State Department of Public Health may implement this section through an all-county letter or similar instruction from the State Registrar without taking regulatory action.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 660, Sec. 11. (SB 273) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102360.

102360. The local registrar of births and deaths shall furnish to the registrar of voters or county clerk not later than the 15th day of each month a notification of all deceased persons 18 years of age and over whose deaths were registered with him or her or of whose deaths he or she was notified by the state registrar of vital statistics during the preceding month. This notification shall include at least the name, social security number, sex, age, birthplace, birthdate, place of residence, and date and place of death for each decedent. Copies of this notification list shall be sent at the same time to the county welfare department and the local district social security office.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102365.

102365. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local registrar of births and deaths, after two years from the date of registration and with the approval of, and under the supervision of, the State Registrar, shall dispose of the local registrar’s copies of the records, if both of the following exist:
(1) The original copies of the records are on file in the office of the State Registrar.
(2) Copies of the records are on file in the office of the county recorder. If the county recorder does not have copies of the records, the county recorder may accept the State Registrar’s copies as a special county record of the events.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a local health jurisdiction that exclusively serves cities may issue a record older than two years if the record issued is the most accurate record on file with the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. (AB 1152) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102370.

102370. The local custodian of records is hereby authorized to receive original records or abstracts of records of any birth or death that were filed with any political subdivision prior to July 1, 1905, and to retain them as a special county record of the events.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 889, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102375.

102375. Special county records of birth certificates and death certificates transmitted and filed with the county recorder under this article shall be open for inspection by the public in accordance with regulations adopted by the department for local registrars.
Nothing in this section shall authorize the use of a certificate marked pursuant to subdivision (a) of former Section 10056.5 by any person compiling a business contact list.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102380.

102380. The county recorder and the local registrar of births and deaths, with the approval and under the supervision of the State Registrar and with the approval of the board of supervisors of any county or city and county by ordinance, may authorize the transfer of special county records of deaths and marriages and local registrar’s records of deaths for events that occurred subsequent to July 1, 1905, to a private nonprofit agency or public agency that shall preserve the records for local public use. The receiving agency shall protect and preserve the records to assure access for any person who has a need or interest in reviewing the records, and shall prohibit the photocopying or sale of copies of the records, but may convert the records to microform format.
If the office of the local registrar or the county recorder does not have copies of the records, that office is hereby authorized to accept them from the county recorder or 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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102385.

102385. If a public agency or private nonprofit agency that receives copies of records pursuant to this section is unable to assure the continued preservation and protection of those records for public use, the records shall be returned to the contributing local registrar or county recorder.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102390.

102390. Any record of death and marriage transferred to a public agency or private nonprofit agency pursuant to Section 102380 is exempt from Sections 102230 and 103245.
(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 2 - Administration › ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration › Section 102395.

102395. Special county records of birth, death, and marriage and the local registrar’s records of birth, death, and marriage shall be subject to Sections 26205.5 and 26205.7 of the Government Code.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 1 - Duty of Registering Live Birth › Section 102400.

102400. Each live birth shall be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths for the district in which the birth occurred within 21 days following the date of the event.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 34, Sec. 1. (AB 2176) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 1 - Duty of Registering Live Birth › Section 102405.

102405. For live births that occur in a hospital, or a state-licensed alternative birth center, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204, the administrator of the hospital or center or a representative designated by the administrator in writing may sign the birth certificate certifying the fact of birth instead of the attending physician and surgeon, certified nurse midwife, or principal attendant if the physician and surgeon, certified nurse midwife, or principal attendant is not available to sign the certificate; and shall be responsible for registering the certificate with the local registrar within the time specified in Section 102400.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 64, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 1 - Duty of Registering Live Birth › Section 102410.

102410. For those live births occurring in a hospital, and upon a parent’s request, a footprint shall be taken of the child prior to discharge from the facility and shall be made available to the parents. The footprint shall be placed on a sheet of paper that is separate from the birth certificate, shall only be prepared for the parents prior to discharge from the hospital, and need not be retained or kept on file.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 1 - Duty of Registering Live Birth › Section 102415.

102415. For live births that occur outside of a hospital or outside of a state-licensed alternative birth center, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204, the physician in attendance at the birth or, in the absence of a physician, the professionally licensed midwife or the certified nurse-midwife in attendance at the birth or, in the absence of a physician or midwife, either one of the parents shall be responsible for entering the information on the certificate, securing the required signatures, and for registering the certificate with the local registrar.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 88, Sec. 9. (SB 1237) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102425.1.

102425.1. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 102465 and 102470, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, with regard to identification of the parents, shall modify the certificate of live birth to do both of the following:
(1) Contain two lines that both read “Name of Parent.”
(2) Contain, next to each parent’s name, three checkboxes to choose from with the following options to describe the parent’s relationship to the child:
(A) Mother.
(B) Father.
(C) Parent.
(b) (1) The certificate of live birth, as described in subdivision (a), shall be used by all local registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars.
(2) The local registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars shall update all forms to incorporate the modification and discard all forms in use before the modification described in subdivision (a).
(c) The parent or informant signing the certificate of live birth pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 102425 shall determine which parent relationship designation, as described in subdivision (a), to select for each parent. The informant shall first consult with one of the parents in selecting the appropriate parent relationship designation, or, in the event that no parent is available, the informant shall not select any checkboxes.
(d) The parent relationship designations on a certificate of live birth described in subdivision (a) may be amended in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 103225) if the amendment affidavit is signed by at least one parent.
(e) For all births occurring prior to January 1, 2016, a parent may amend, in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 103225), the title of “Mother/Parent” and “Father/Parent” on the certificate of live birth to instead have one of the parent relationship designations specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 334, Sec. 4. (AB 1951) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102425.2.

102425.2. (a) If the birth mother is one of the parents listed on the certificate of live birth pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 102425, the birth mother’s name, date of birth, and place of birth shall be linked to her medical and social information collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 102425 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426. This linkage shall be confidential and may only be accessed, as permitted under subdivision (b) of Section 102426 and Section 102430.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 334, Sec. 5. (AB 1951) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102440.

102440. Notwithstanding Sections 102425 and 102430, the department may transmit to the Social Security Administration the information necessary to issue a social security number to a child in a case where the child’s parent has requested the issuance pursuant to paragraph (14) of subdivision (b) of Section 102425.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 430, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102445.

102445. After public hearing and consultation with the Vital Statistics Advisory Committee, the State Registrar shall adopt regulations specifying the contents of a medical and health report and shall supply the necessary forms to hospitals and local registrars. The contents of the report shall be limited to the medical, health, or social data necessary to evaluate or improve maternal and child health, as determined by the State Registrar.
The State Registrar shall make a finding that the specific items of information included in the report are not available from other sources at a comparable cost and that sufficient resources and a research design are available to analyze the data collected.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102447.

102447. Notwithstanding Section 102430, a parent’s social security number contained in the confidential medical and social information portion of the child’s certificate of live birth shall be accessible to the State Department of Child Support Services and local child support agencies for the purposes of operating the Child Support Enforcement Program, as specified in Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 108. Effective September 28, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS › PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS › CHAPTER 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102450.

102450. (a)  For each registration of live birth submitted to the local registrar pursuant to Section 102400, the hospital administrator, or the person’s representative, shall submit a completed medical and health report that meets the requirements of Section 102445. For live births that occur outside of a hospital, the medical and health report shall be completed and submitted by the local registrar when the local registrar receives the certificate of live birth for registration from the person designated in Section 102415.
(b)  The medical and health report shall be submitted to the State Registrar by the local registrar for filing. Such report shall not be kept on file in the offices of the local registrars.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102455.

102455. (a)  The medical and health report required pursuant to Section 102445 shall be clearly labeled “Confidential Information for Public Health Use Only.” The parent or informant shall be informed of the purposes for collecting the information, its confidential nature, and that completing the specific items is voluntary.
(b)  When objection is made by either parent to the furnishing of information requested in a specific item or items in the medical and health report that information shall not be entered.
(c)  The mother, father or child shall not be identified by name or any other means in the medical and health report.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102460.

102460. With the exception of statistical tabulation purposes, the medical and health report shall be kept confidential and access to the report shall be limited to the following persons:
(a)  State and local registrar’s staff.
(b)  State and local health department staff.
(c)  Persons with a valid educational or scientific interest, as determined by the State Registrar, who are engaged in demographic and epidemiological studies for health purposes.
The department shall maintain an accurate record of all persons who are given access to the report. The record shall include: the name of the persons authorizing access; name, title, and organizational affiliation of persons given access; dates of access; and specific purpose for which information is to be used. The record of access shall be open to public inspection during normal operating hours of the department.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102465.

102465. (a)  The State Registrar shall appoint a Vital Statistics Advisory Committee that shall have the following duties:
(1)  Review and make recommendations to the State Registrar as to the adequacy of procedures to assure accuracy and confidentiality of personal health and medical information.
(2)  Review the findings of the committee for the protection of human subjects pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 102430 and make recommendations to the State Registrar regarding all requests for studies that propose to use confidential information with respect to whether a legitimate scientific interest is presented and whether the significance of the project justifies use of the confidential information.
(3)  Assure that all research conducted using the data from birth certificates is consistent with guidelines provided by an appropriately constituted committee for the protection of human subjects of the department, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 102430.
(4)  Review and make recommendations to the State Registrar as to proposals for addition or deletion of items on the certificate of live birth and advise the State Registrar on the content and format of the certificate.
(5)  Take testimony and make recommendations to the State Registrar regarding changes in the birth registration system.
(b)  The Vital Statistics Advisory Committee shall include representatives from the users, providers, and informant groups who are involved in the process of the provision and collection of information for and the use of the certificate of live birth, and shall include the chairpersons of the Assembly Health Committee and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee or their designated representative, and shall have a majority of lay persons in its composition. The State Registrar shall make every effort to ensure that committee membership is representative of the community at large. Consideration shall be given to providing access to relevant classes of persons including, but not limited to, women, men, racial and ethnic minorities, in proportion to their representation in the affected population.
Membership on the committee shall be for a term of three years, appointments to be made on a staggered basis to allow for one-third membership to change annually.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102470.

102470. The State Registrar shall publish within 30 days of receipt of recommendations by the Vital Statistics Advisory Committee, made pursuant to Section 102465, (1) a list of the recommendations adopted, and (2) a list of the recommendations not adopted, with reasons for the action.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 2 - Content of Certificate of Live Birth › Section 102475.

102475. (a)  Any person who releases a copy of the confidential portion of the certificate of live birth, except as specifically provided by this part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) or six months in jail. The criminal penalty shall not preclude suit for civil or punitive damages by any individuals harmed by the unauthorized release.
(b)  Any person who is the subject of, or the source of information for, a birth certificate, who has reason to believe there has been linkage of confidential information with his or her identity and disclosure of the confidential information to a person not specified in subdivision (a) of Section 102430, shall have a civil right of action against the person releasing the information and may seek punitive damages.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 3 - Foundling Registration › Section 102500.

102500. A certificate of finding of an unidentified live child of less than one year of age shall be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths by the person or institution with whom the child is placed, within four days following the finding.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 3 - Foundling Registration › Section 102505.

102505. The certificate shall include the name, sex, color or race, the date and place of finding, and the name of the person or institution with whom the child is placed.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 3 - Foundling Registration › Section 102510.

102510. The person or institution with whom the child is placed shall give the child a name; the place in which the child is found shall be known as the legal place of birth; and the date of birth shall be determined as closely as possible and shall be known as the legal date of birth.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 3 - Foundling Registration › Section 102515.

102515. The certificate of finding shall be handled in the same manner and shall serve all the purposes of a certificate of live birth.
(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 3 - Live Birth Registration › ARTICLE 3 - Foundling Registration › Section 102520.

102520. If the child is later identified and a certificate of birth found or obtained, the fact shall be reported to the State Registrar and he or she shall enter this upon the certificate of finding, with citation to the certificate of birth.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 102525.

102525. This chapter is not exclusive of Chapters 3 (commencing with Section 102400) and 12 (commencing with Section 103450), but offer an alternative method of establishing a record of birth.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 102530.

102530. Delayed certificates of birth issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered as evidence in any action or proceeding involving estates of decedents or in any proceeding to establish heirship unless the affidavit of at least one person who knew the facts was filed at the time of obtaining the certificate.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 102535.

102535. An application may be filed with the State Registrar for the delayed registration of birth of any person born in this state whose birth is not registered. The application may be made only by the person whose birth is being registered if he or she is 18 years of age or over at the time of filing the application. If the person whose birth is being registered is under 18 years of age at the time of filing the application, the application may be made only by his or her mother, father, legal guardian, or the attending physician or principal attendant at birth.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 2 - Application › Section 102550.

102550. The application shall be made on the forms prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and shall contain information and shall be accompanied by affidavits and documentary evidence as required to enable the State Registrar to determine whether the birth did in fact occur at the place and date alleged.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 3 - Evidence › Section 102575.

102575. “Affidavit,” as used in this chapter, is defined as a written statement executed under oath by a person who at the time of birth was at least 5 years old and had knowledge of the facts of birth and shall include the full name of the person whose birth is being registered, the names of his or her parents, the date and place of his or her birth and the basis of the affiant’s knowledge of these facts.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 3 - Evidence › Section 102580.

102580. “Documentary evidence,” as used in this chapter, is defined as original or certified copies of a record that was executed at least five years prior to the date of application, and that substantiates the date and place of birth of the person whose birth is being registered; except that if the person whose birth is being registered is under 12 years of age the record shall have been executed only at least two years before the date of application. Examples of documentary evidence that shall generally be considered acceptable are hospital records of birth, baptismal certificates or other church records, school records, census records, social security records, military service records, voting registration records, birth certificate of child of person whose birth is being registered, certificates of registry of marriage, and newspaper notices of birth.
(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 4 - Delayed Registration of Birth › ARTICLE 3 - Evidence › Section 102585.

102585. For births that are being registered under this chapter there shall be required documentary evidence and affidavits pursuant to one of the following:
(a)  Two pieces of documentary evidence, at least one of which shall support the parentage.
(b)  One piece of documentary evidence and one affidavit executed by the physician or other principal attendant.
(c)  One piece of documentary evidence and two affidavits executed by either the mother, father, or other persons having knowledge of the facts of birth.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 304.4. Effective September 29, 1996.)