(a) When a voluntary declaration of parentage is filed with the Department of Child Support Services pursuant to subdivision (d) of § 7571 of the Family Code, an application may be submitted to the State Registrar requesting that the signatory’s name be added to the child’s birth certificate.

(b) Upon receipt of the application and payment of the required fee, the State Registrar shall review the application for acceptance for filing and, if accepted, shall establish a new birth certificate for the child in the manner prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 102625), if the original record of birth is on file in the office of the State Registrar.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 539, Sec. 8. (AB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)