Health and Safety Code section 102510

The person or institution with whom the child is placed shall give the child a name; the place in which the child is found shall be known as the legal place of birth; and the date of birth shall be determined as closely as possible and shall be known as the legal date of birth.

Source: Section 102510, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=102510. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_102510

Original Source: Section 102510, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=102510. (last accessed May 12, 2025).