(a) The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary without a court order for any person who has a birth certificate issued by this state who submits directly to the State Registrar an application to change the gender and sex identifier on the birth certificate and an affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of gender and sex identifier to female, male, or nonbinary is to conform the personâs legal gender and sex identifier to the personâs gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose. Upon receipt of the documentation and the fee prescribed by Section 103725, the State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate reflecting the gender and sex identifier stated in the application and any change in name, if accompanied by a certified copy of the court order for a change of name. (b) (1) The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate for the minor child or children who have a birth certificate issued by this state without a court order when a parent submits directly to the State Registrar all of the following: (A) An application for a new birth certificate for their minor child or children reflecting the change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name of the parent. (B) A copy of at least one of the following documents: (i) A certified copy of the court-ordered change of gender, including a certified English translation, if applicable. (ii) The parentâs new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier. (iii) A government-issued identity document reflecting the parentâs change of gender and sex identifier. (iv) An affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent is to conform to the personâs gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose. (C) The fee prescribed by Section 103725. (D) If applicable, a certified copy of the court-ordered change of name, including a certified English translation, if applicable. (2) The new birth certificate shall reflect the change of the designation of the parent whose gender and sex identifier has been changed as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name that the parent has legally obtained. (c) (1) The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate for an adult child who has a birth certificate issued by this state without a court order when the parent submits directly to the State Registrar all of the following: (A) An application for a new birth certificate for their adult child reflecting the change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent, and, if applicable, any change of name of the parent. (B) A copy of at least one of the following documents: (i) A certified copy of the court-ordered change of gender, including a certified English translation, if applicable. (ii) The parentâs new birth certificate reflecting a change of gender and sex identifier. (iii) A government-issued identity document reflecting the parentâs change of gender and sex identifier. (iv) An affidavit attesting under penalty of perjury that the request for a change of the designation of the petitioner as mother, father, or parent is to conform to the personâs gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose. (C) A notarized letter from the adult child stipulating to the change to the adult childâs birth certificate. (D) The fee prescribed by Section 103725. (E) If applicable, a certified copy of the court-ordered change of name, including a certified English translation, if applicable. (2) The notarized letter from the adult child shall be accepted if it contains substantially the following language: âI, (adult childâs full name), stipulate to an issuance of a new birth certificate for me that reflects my
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