CA AB 1121

[Missadventure]

Anyone have any idea when California Assembly Bill 1121 actually goes into effect? I know Gov. Brown signed it into law last October, but http://www.courts.ca.gov/1105.htm#gendername still shows the old procedure. And, I'm not trying to travel 5200 miles round trip just to appear before a judge and hand him my doctors note saying I'm now a woman... So, AB 1121, from my understanding, fixes it so I don't have to. I just have no idea when it's actually going to be implemented.

[mrs izzy]

Found this not sure how much it helps, but as i found most of the time you have to carry your own printed rules with you being the person on the other side of the counter has not a clue.

http://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1121/2013

http://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1121/2013

Isabell

Also this is in the information you had posted in the link

Have your doctor fill out an affidavit telling the court that you have undergone clinically appropriate treatment for change of gender
Your doctor can use the Declaration of Physician — Attachment to Petition (Form NC-210) or write out his or her own declaration. It is very important it be done by a licensed physician; it cannot be done by a nurse. If your doctor uses his or her own letter, make sure it contains all the required information. 

[Missadventure]

Found this not sure how much it helps, but as i found most of the time you have to carry your own printed rules with you being the person on the other side of the counter has not a clue.

http://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1121/2013

http://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1121/2013

Isabell

Also this is in the information you had posted in the link

Have your doctor fill out an affidavit telling the court that you have undergone clinically appropriate treatment for change of gender
Your doctor can use the Declaration of Physician — Attachment to Petition (Form NC-210) or write out his or her own declaration. It is very important it be done by a licensed physician; it cannot be done by a nurse. If your doctor uses his or her own letter, make sure it contains all the required information.

I have the letter and all already. I was mostly just wondering when it all goes into effect. I eventually found it. The gender marker provision went into effect Jan 1, so http://www.courts.ca.gov/1105.htm#gendername is out of date in that regard. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Documents/GenderReassignmentPAMPHLET-%2801-14%29-MERGED.pdf is the current procedure.

The name change provision doesn't go into effect until Jul 1.

My main issue is with the gender change, as the prior procedure required appearing before a judge, and I no longer live in California and can't afford a trip there. The name change I can do via the courts where I live now to get a court order to mail to California. Although, honestly, I may as well wait, since by the time I got finished with the local court procedures it'll be July anyway. And if the new law truly does do away with having to publish and appear, well, thats my preferred route.

[allisonsteph]

Anyone have any idea when California Assembly Bill 1121 actually goes into effect? I know Gov. Brown signed it into law last October, but http://www.courts.ca.gov/1105.htm#gendername still shows the old procedure. And, I'm not trying to travel 5200 miles round trip just to appear before a judge and hand him my doctors note saying I'm now a woman... So, AB 1121, from my understanding, fixes it so I don't have to. I just have no idea when it's actually going to be implemented.

It looks like you have discovered that July 1st is the date it goes into effect. To my knowledge that is correct.

The current law that requires publication of a notice does not specify how large the circulation of the paper must be. The community center I go to helped me place an ad in a free weekly paper that I had never heard of and has virtually no readership. It only cost $35 for four weeks. The court waived my fees because of financial hardship so my only expense was the $35 for the add and $6 for parking when I went to the courthouse to file.