{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"70635","citation":"Gov. Code, § 70635","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070. - 77655.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5.8. Superior Court Fees [70600. - 70678.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-5.8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Civil Fees Generally [70600. - 70640.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-5.8/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 818, Sec. 2.   (AB 2201)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No fee shall be charged to the petitioner in a proceeding for a change of name that meets the conditions for the exemption under subdivision (b) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure if the action is filed on behalf of a minor.</p><p>(b) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as “Sydney’s Law.”</p>","text":"(a) No fee shall be charged to the petitioner in a proceeding for a change of name that meets the conditions for the exemption under subdivision (b) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure if the action is filed on behalf of a minor. (b) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as “Sydney’s Law.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/civil-fees-generally-70635","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}