Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 102525. Section 102525.
This chapter is not exclusive of Chapters 3 (commencing with Section 102400) and 12 (commencing with Section 103450), but offer an alternative method of establishing a record of birth.
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [102525. - 102535.]
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 1.
in effectCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 102530. Section 102530.
Delayed certificates of birth issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered as evidence in any action or proceeding involving estates of decedents or in any proceeding to establish heirship unless the affidavit of at least one person who knew the facts was filed at the time of obtaining the certificate.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 102535. Section 102535.
An application may be filed with the State Registrar for the delayed registration of birth of any person born in this state whose birth is not registered. The application may be made only by the person whose birth is being registered if he or she is 18 years of age or over at the time of filing the application. If the person whose birth is being registered is under 18 years of age at the time of filing the application, the application may be made only by his or her mother, father, legal guardian, or the attending physician or principal attendant at birth.
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