CA Health & Safety Code Section 102425.1

(a)

Notwithstanding Sections 102465 and 102470, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, with regard to identification of the parents, shall modify the certificate of live birth to do both of the following:

(1)

Contain two lines that both read “Name of Parent.”

(2)

Contain, next to each parent’s name, three checkboxes to choose from with the following options to describe the parent’s relationship to the child:

(A)

Mother.

(B)

Father.

(C)

Parent.

(b)

(1)The certificate of live birth, as described in subdivision (a), shall be used by all local registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars.

(2)

The local registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars shall update all forms to incorporate the modification and discard all forms in use before the modification described in subdivision (a).

(c)

The parent or informant signing the certificate of live birth pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 102425 shall determine which parent relationship designation, as described in subdivision (a), to select for each parent. The informant shall first consult with one of the parents in selecting the appropriate parent relationship designation, or, in the event that no parent is available, the informant shall not select any checkboxes.

(d)

The parent relationship designations on a certificate of live birth described in subdivision (a) may be amended in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 103225) if the amendment affidavit is signed by at least one parent.

(e)

For all births occurring prior to January 1, 2016, a parent may amend, in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 103225), the title of “Mother/Parent” and “Father/Parent” on the certificate of live birth to instead have one of the parent relationship designations specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

(f)

This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.