Section 103447 Of Article 8. Revision Of Birth Records To Correct Gender Errors Made By Birthing Hospitals Or Local Registrars From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 102. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 8.
103447
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
any person born in this state, or, in the case of a minor or
incompetent person, his or her parent, legal guardian, or
conservator, may apply to the State Registrar for the establishment
and issuance of a new birth certificate and the sealing of the
original, upon finding that the birthing hospital or local registrar
made a gender error when completing the original birth certificate.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by one of the following:
(1) The sworn affidavit of the administrator of the hospital where
the applicant was born or by a representative designated by the
administrator, verifying that the incorrect gender information
entered on the birth certificate was due to a hospital error.
(2) The sworn affidavit of the representative of the local
registrar, verifying that the incorrect gender information entered on
the birth certificate was due to an administrative error of the
local registrar.
(3) The sworn affidavit of the physician attending the birth of
the applicant and the sworn affidavit of the applicant's mother or
father or a relative who was at least five years old at the time of
the applicant's birth, verifying that, at the time of birth, the
applicant's gender was different from that indicated on the original
birth certificate.