Sex Change Info To Be Hidden By New Birth Certificate Bill
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			I don't care for this one at all, because it tampers with an original record and presents a false one in its' place. 
Have a sex change if you must. There are some instances where some surgeries are acceptable. But don't lie to me about it
 
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				BILL NUMBER: AB 433	INTRODUCED 
	BILL TEXT 
 
 
INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal 
 
                        FEBRUARY 14, 2011 
 
   An act to amend Sections 103425, 103430, and 103435 of the Health 
and Safety Code, relating to vital records. 
 
 
	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST 
 
 
   AB 433, as introduced, Bonnie Lowenthal. Birth certificates: 
issuance. 
   Under existing law, whenever a person born in this state has 
undergone surgical treatment for the purpose of altering his or her 
sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex, a new birth 
certificate may be prepared reflecting the change of gender and any 
change of name. A petition for the issuance of a new birth 
certificate is permitted to be filed in the superior court of the 
county in which the petitioner resides. Existing law requires the 
petition to be accompanied by an affidavit of the physician 
documenting the sex change and allows for the filing of objections by 
any person who can, in those objections, show good cause against the 
change in birth certificate. 
   This bill would allow a person who has undergone clinically 
appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition to file a 
petition in any superior court to recognize the change in gender and, 
additionally, if applicable, a name change and request for a new 
birth certificate. The bill would make the physician's affidavit 
conclusive proof of gender change if it contains specified language. 
The bill would not allow objections to be filed and would require the 
court to grant the petition if the affidavit shows that the 
petitioner has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the 
purpose of gender transition. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. 
State-mandated local program: no. 
 
 
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 
 
  SECTION 1.  Section 103425 of the Health and Safety Code is amended 
to read: 
   103425.   (a)    Whenever a person  born 
in this state  has undergone  surgical treatment 
for the purpose of altering his or her sexual characteristics to 
those of the opposite sex,   clinically appropriate 
treatment for the purpose of gender transition, the person may file a 
petition with the superior court in any county seeking a judgment 
recognizing the change of gender.  
    (b)     If requested, the judgment shall 
include an order that  a new birth certificate  may 
 be prepared for the person reflecting the change of gender 
and any change of name accomplished by an order of a court of this 
state, another state, the District of Columbia, or any territory of 
the United States.  A petition for the issuance of a new 
birth certificate in those cases shall be filed with the superior 
court of the county where the petitioner resides.  
  SEC. 2.  Section 103430 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to 
read: 
   103430.  (a)  The petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit of 
a physician  documenting the sex change   
attesting that the person has undergone clinically appropriate 
treatment for the purpose of gender transition, based on contemporary 
medical standards  , and a certified copy of the court order 
changing the applicant's name  (if applicable).  
 , if applicable. The physician's affidavit shall be accepted as 
conclusive proof of gender change if it  contains 
substantially the following language: "I, (physician's full name), 
(physician's medical license or certificate number), am a licensed 
physician in (jurisdiction). I attest that (name of petitioner) has 
under   gone clinically appropriate treatment for the 
purpose of gender transition to (male or female). I declare under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best 
of my knowledge." 
   (b)  The petition shall be heard at the time appointed by the 
court  and objections may be filed by any person who can, in 
those objections, show to the court good reason against the change of 
birth certificate  . At the hearing, the court may examine 
on oath the petitioner, and any other person having knowledge of 
facts relevant to the application. At the conclusion of the hearing 
the court shall  make an order to issue a new certificate, or 
dismissing the petition, as to the court may seem right and proper 
  grant the petition if the physician's affidavit shows 
that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for 
the purpose of gender transition  . 
   (c)   A   If the judgment includes an order 
for a new birth certificate, a  certified copy of the decree of 
the court ordering the new birth certificate, shall  ,  
within 30 days from the date of the decree, be filed with the State 
Registrar. Upon receipt thereof together with the fee prescribed by 
Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth 
certificate for the applicant. 
   (d)  The new birth certificate shall indicate the sex of the 
registrant as  it has been surgically altered   
specified in the judgment of the court  and shall reflect any 
change of name specified in the application if accompanied by a court 
order, as prescribed by Section 103425. No reference shall be made 
in the new birth certificate, nor shall its form in any way indicate, 
that it is not the original birth certificate of the registrant. 
  SEC. 3.  Section 103435 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to 
read: 
   103435.  In lieu of separate proceedings, a single petition 
 for a change of name and   may be filed with 
the superior court to change the petitioner's name and recognize the 
change to petitioner's gender and, if requested, to order the  
issuance of a new birth certificate  reflecting a change of 
gender may be filed with the superior court  . With respect 
to such a petition, the court shall follow the procedure set forth in 
Title 8 (commencing with Section 1275) of Part III of the Code of 
Civil Procedure  ;   however, the order to show cause 
shall not include the petition to recognize the change of gender 
 . A certified copy of the decree of the court issued pursuant 
to this section shall  ,  within 30 days  ,  be 
filed with both the Secretary of State and  , if the judgment 
includes an order for a new birth certificate,  the State 
Registrar. Upon its receipt, the State Registrar shall establish a 
new birth certificate as provided in this article.
			
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