(1) Application for legal change of sex of a person may be heard and determined by any circuit court in this state. A circuit court may order a legal change of sex and enter a judgment indicating the change of sex if the individual attests that the individual has undergone surgical, hormonal or other treatment appropriate for the individual for the purpose of affirming gender identity.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 33.460

  • Gender identity: means an individual's gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) The court may order a legal change of sex and enter the judgment in the same manner as that provided for change of name of a person under ORS § 33.410.

(3) Application for simultaneous change of name and legal change of sex may be heard and determined by any circuit court in this state. If a person applies for a change of name under ORS § 33.410 at the time the person applies for a legal change of sex under this section, the court may order change of name and legal change of sex at the same time and in the same proceeding. [1981 c.221 § 1; 1997 c.872 § 23; 2003 c.576 § 309; 2013 c.366 § 52; 2017 c.100 § 3; 2021 c.274 § 3]

 

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