(a) Whenever a person has undergone 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 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.
(c) This section shall become inoperative on September 1, 2018, and shall be repealed on January 1, 2019.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 853, Sec. 9. (SB 179) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative September 1, 2018, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2019, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 853.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018