Bill Text: CA SB273 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Marriage and domestic partnership: minors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 660, Statutes of 2018. [SB273 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB273-Amended.html
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Senate Bill | No. 273 |
Introduced by Senator Hill |
February 09, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 297.1 of the Family Code is amended to read:297.1.
(a) A person under 18 years of age who, together with the person with whom he or she proposes to establish a domestic partnership, otherwise meets the requirements for a domestic partnership other than the requirement of being at least 18 years of age, may establish a domestic partnership upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or persons to establish a domestic partnership.SEC. 2.
Section 298.8 is added to the Family Code, to read:298.8.
(a) The Secretary of State shall create a(b)The Secretary of State shall also track the registered domestic partnerships corresponding to the information in the spreadsheet.
(c)
(d)
SEC. 3.
Section 302 of the Family Code is amended to read:302.
(a) An unmarried person under 18 years of age may be issued a marriage license upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or persons to marry, in accordance with the requirements described in Section 304.SEC. 4.
Section 303 of the Family Code is amended to read:303.
If it appears to the satisfaction of the court by application of a minor that the minor requires a written consent to marry and that the minor has no parent or has no parent capable of consenting, the court may make an order consenting to the issuance of a marriage license and granting permission to the minor to marry, in accordance with the requirements described in Section 304. The order shall be filed with the clerk of the court and a certified copy of the order shall be presented to the county clerk at the time the marriage license is issued.SEC. 5.
Section 304 of the Family Code is amended to read:304.
(a) In determining whether to issue a court order granting permission to marry pursuant to Section 302 or 303, the court shall do all of the following:SEC. 6.
Section 423 of the Family Code is amended to read:423.
(a) The person solemnizing the marriage shall return the marriage license, endorsed as required in Section 422, to the county recorder of the county in which the license was issued within 10 days after the ceremony.SEC. 7.
Section 1501 of the Family Code is amended to read:1501.
A minor may make a valid premarital agreement or other marital property agreement if the minor is emancipated, is otherwise capable of contracting marriage pursuant to Section 302 or 303, or has entered or is entering a marriage that is valid in the jurisdiction where the marriage is solemnized.SEC. 8.
Section 2210 of the Family Code is amended to read:2210.
A marriage is voidable and may be adjudged a nullity if any of the following conditions existed at the time of the marriage:SEC. 9.
Section 7002 of the Family Code is amended to read:7002.
A person under the age of 18 years is an emancipated minor if any of the following conditions is satisfied:SEC. 10.
Section 102233 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:102233.
(a) The State Registrar shall create a(b)The State Registrar shall also track the marriage certificates corresponding to the information in the spreadsheet.
(c)
(d)
SEC. 11.
Section 102355 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:102355.
(a) The local registrar of marriages shall transmit to the State Registrar not less than quarterly all original marriage certificates accepted for registration by him or her during the preceding quarter. Certificates shall be batched by calendar year of event prior to transmission. Certificates may be transmitted at more frequent intervals by arrangement with the State Registrar.(2)The local registrar shall transmit to the State Registrar the separated set of certificates described in paragraph (1) in accordance with subdivision (a). For purposes of completing the spreadsheet described in Section 102233, notwithstanding any other law, the local registrar shall report to the State Registrar the date of birth, age at the time of solemnization of the marriage, and gender as documented on the copy of the court order described in Section 304 of the Family Code and received pursuant to Section 423 of the Family Code, of each party to a certificate in that set, in addition to any other information required by law.