CA AB64

Requires the State Registrar to allow diacritical marks (accents, tildes, umlauts, cedillas, etc.) on English letters in name fields on birth certificates, death certificates, fetal death certificates, and marriage licenses, beginning no earlier than 2 years after the Legislature appropriates funds for implementation

Beginning July 1, 2026, individuals can request amendments to add missing diacritical marks to already-registered vital records by filing an affidavit under oath supported by one other person with knowledge of the facts, along with payment of the required fee

The presence or absence of a diacritical mark does not invalidate any vital record document or affect its legal standing

Increases the additional fee charged for certified copies of fetal death records, death records, birth certificates, marriage records, and marriage dissolution records from $3 to $5

Authorizes the State Registrar to remove diacritical marks from vital statistics data before sharing with federal, state, or local government agencies