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Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the adoptee to be the child ...
The California Gender Recognition Act (SB 179), which creates a non binary gender category (the letter “x” or “nb”) on California birth certificates, drivers' licenses, identity cards, and gender-change court orders, was signed into law on October 15, 2017, and became effective on 1 January 2019. [92]
On January 26, 2017, a bill was introduced in the California State Senate that would create a third, nonbinary gender marker on California birth certificates, drivers' licenses, and identity cards. The bill, SB 179, would also remove the requirements for a physician's statement and mandatory court hearing for gender change petitions. [ 99 ]
A California Assembly bill would allow the use of diacritical marks like accents in government documents, not allowed since 1986's "English only" law which many say targeted Latinos.
Transgender voters who must wait until the age of 18 to receive gender affirming care face barriers in changing their gender on birth certificates and driver's licenses in time for an upcoming election. The process of changing one's name and gender on government issued IDs varies by state, but can take up to 2 months in California. [13]
The Office of Vital Records in California requires that names contain only the 26 alphabetical characters of the English language, plus hyphens and apostrophes. [8] Some states (for example, Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon) allow diacritics and some non-English letters in birth certificates and other documents.
As of September 2018, no documentation or surgery is needed to change a gender marker on NYC birth certificates, and birth certificates may be amended to use an "X" gender marker. [232] As of January 2023, [233] New York State birth certificates may be corrected to show an "X" gender designation. Parents may do this on behalf of a child under 16.
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