California Health and Safety Code

§ 103437

HSC § 103437 Effective Oct 13, 2025Div. 102 · Part 1 · Ch. 11 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)As used in this section, “change of name or gender and sex identifier, or both” means a proceeding for a change of gender and sex identifier pursuant to Section 103430, for a combined change of the petitioner’s name and recognition of the change to the petitioner’s gender and sex identifier pursuant to Section 103435, or for a change of name to conform the petitioner’s name to the petitioner’s gender identity pursuant to Title 8 (commencing with Section 1275) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(b)Subject to subdivision (c), all of the following apply:

(1)The court records, including the index, register of actions, and any other case information available through court systems used to provide the public with electronic access to court records, associated with a proceeding for a change of name or gender and sex identifier, or both, shall be kept confidential by the court.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 738, Sec. 3. (SB 59) Effective October 13, 2025.