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DIVISION 11. MINORS [6500. - 7143.]

Division 11 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 6500–7143 · 66 sections

  1. PART 1. AGE OF MAJORITY §§ 6500–6502 · 3 sections
    • § 6500 A minor is an individual who is under 18 years of age. The period of minority is calculated from the first minute of the day on which the individual is born to…
    • § 6501 An adult is an individual who is 18 years of age or older.
    • § 6502 (a) The use of or reference to the words “age of majority,” “age of minority,” “adult,” “minor,” or words of similar intent in any instrument, order, transfer,…
  2. PART 1.5. CAREGIVERS §§ 6550–6552 · 2 sections
    • § 6550 (a) A caregiver’s authorization affidavit that meets the requirements of this part authorizes a caregiver 18 years of age or older who completes items 1 to 4,…
    • § 6552 The caregiver’s authorization affidavit shall be in substantially the following form: Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit Use of this affidavit is authorized…
  3. PART 2. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS §§ 6600–6602 · 3 sections
    • § 6600 A minor is civilly liable for a wrong done by the minor, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the minor was capable of knowing…
    • § 6601 A minor may enforce the minor’s rights by civil action or other legal proceedings in the same manner as an adult, except that a guardian must conduct the…
    • § 6602 A contract for attorney’s fees for services in litigation, made by or on behalf of a minor, is void unless the contract is approved, on petition by an…
  4. PART 2.5. ONLINE PLATFORMS §§ 6650–6656 · 7 sections
    • § 6650 For the purposes of this part, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Age of majority” means 18 years of age or older. (b) “Content” has the same meaning…
    • § 6651 A minor is considered engaged in the work of vlogging when the following are met at any time during a given month: (a) (1) At least 30 percent of the vlogger’s…
    • § 6652 All vloggers whose content features a minor engaged in the work of vlogging, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 6651, shall maintain, and make…
    • § 6653 (a) A minor satisfying the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6651 shall be compensated by the vlogger, pursuant to the terms of this section. The…
    • § 6654 If a vlogger knowingly violates this part or should have known they were in violation of this part, a minor satisfying the criteria described in subdivision…
    • § 6655 (a) This part does not affect a right or remedy available under any other law of the state. (b) This part does not have any effect on a minor who produces…
    • § 6656 This part shall not apply to a contract for vlogging services between a minor and their parent or guardian only if a court approves the contract pursuant to…
  5. PART 3. CONTRACTS §§ 6700–6753 · 10 sections
    1. CHAPTER 1. Capacity to Contract §§ 6700–6701 · 2 sections
      • § 6700 Except as provided in Section 6701, a minor may make a contract in the same manner as an adult, subject to the power of disaffirmance under Chapter 2…
      • § 6701 A minor cannot do any of the following: (a) Give a delegation of power. (b) Make a contract relating to real property or any interest therein. (c) Make a…
    2. CHAPTER 2. Disaffirmance of Contracts §§ 6710–6713 · 4 sections
      • § 6710 Except as otherwise provided by statute, a contract of a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor before majority or within a reasonable time afterwards or, in…
      • § 6711 A minor cannot disaffirm an obligation, otherwise valid, entered into by the minor under the express authority or direction of a statute.
      • § 6712 A contract, otherwise valid, entered into during minority, may not be disaffirmed on that ground either during the actual minority of the person entering into…
      • § 6713 If, before the contract of a minor is disaffirmed, goods the minor has sold are transferred to another purchaser who bought them in good faith for value and…
    3. CHAPTER 3. Contracts in Art, Entertainment, and Professional Sports §§ 6750–6753 · 4 sections
      • § 6750 (a) This chapter applies to the following types of contracts entered into between an unemancipated minor and a third party on or after January 1, 2000: (1) A…
      • § 6751 (a) A contract, otherwise valid, of a type described in Section 6750, entered into during minority, cannot be disaffirmed on that ground either during the…
      • § 6752 (a) A parent or guardian entitled to the physical custody, care, and control of a minor who enters into a contract of a type described in Section 6750 shall…
      • § 6753 (a) The trustee or trustees shall establish a trust account, that shall be known as a Coogan Trust Account, pursuant to this section at a bank, savings and…
  6. PART 4. MEDICAL TREATMENT §§ 6900–6930 · 18 sections
    1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions §§ 6900–6904 · 5 sections
      • § 6900 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
      • § 6901 “Dental care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, dental or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and hospital care by a dentist licensed under the Dental Practice…
      • § 6902 “Medical care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and hospital care under the general or special supervision and…
      • § 6903 “Parent or guardian” means either parent if both parents have legal custody, or the parent or person having legal custody, or the guardian, of a minor.
      • § 6904 “Vision care” means the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of disorders, diseases, and dysfunctions of the visual system and the provision of…
    2. CHAPTER 2. Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court §§ 6910–6911 · 2 sections
      • § 6910 The parent, guardian, or caregiver of a minor who is a relative of the minor and who may authorize medical care and dental care under Section 6550, may…
      • § 6911 (a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for medical care or dental care or both for the minor if the court determines all of the…
    3. CHAPTER 3. Consent by Minor §§ 6920–6930 · 11 sections
      • § 6920 Subject to the limitations provided in this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor may consent to the matters provided in this chapter,…
      • § 6921 A consent given by a minor under this chapter is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.
      • § 6922 (a) A minor may consent to the minor’s medical care, vision care, or dental care if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The minor is 15 years of…
      • § 6924 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Mental health treatment or counseling services” means the provision of mental health treatment or counseling on an outpatient…
      • § 6925 (a) A minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy. (b) This section does not authorize a minor to be sterilized…
      • § 6926 (a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease may consent to medical…
      • § 6927 A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who is alleged to have been raped may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the…
      • § 6928 (a) “Sexually assaulted” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, conduct coming within Section 261, 286, or 287 of the Penal Code. (b) A minor…
      • § 6929 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Counseling” means the provision of counseling services by a provider under a contract with the state or a county to provide…
      • § 6929.1 Notwithstanding any other law, a minor 16 years of age or older may consent to opioid use disorder treatment that uses buprenorphine at a physician’s office,…
      • § 6930 (a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who states that the minor is injured as a result of intimate partner violence may consent to medical care…
  7. PART 5. ENLISTMENT IN ARMED FORCES § 6950 · 1 section
    • § 6950 (a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for enlistment by the minor in the armed forces of the United States if the court…
  8. PART 6. EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW §§ 7000–7143 · 22 sections
    1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 7000–7002 · 3 sections
      • § 7000 This part may be cited as the Emancipation of Minors Law.
      • § 7001 It is the purpose of this part to provide a clear statement defining emancipation and its consequences and to permit an emancipated minor to obtain a court…
      • § 7002 A person under the age of 18 years is an emancipated minor if any of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) The person has entered into a valid marriage,…
    2. CHAPTER 2. Effect of Emancipation §§ 7050–7052 · 3 sections
      • § 7050 An emancipated minor shall be considered as being an adult for the following purposes: (a) The minor’s right to support by the minor’s parents. (b) The right…
      • § 7051 An insurance contract entered into by an emancipated minor has the same effect as if it were entered into by an adult and, with respect to that contract, the…
      • § 7052 With respect to shares of stock in a domestic or foreign corporation held by an emancipated minor, a membership in a nonprofit corporation held by an…
    3. CHAPTER 3. Court Declaration of Emancipation §§ 7110–7143 · 16 sections
      1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 7110–7111 · 2 sections
        • § 7110 It is the intent of the Legislature that proceedings under this part be as simple and inexpensive as possible. To that end, the Judicial Council is requested…
        • § 7111 The issuance of a declaration of emancipation does not entitle the minor to any benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and…
      2. ARTICLE 2. Procedure for Declaration §§ 7120–7123 · 4 sections
        • § 7120 (a) A minor may petition the superior court of the county in which the minor resides or is temporarily domiciled for a declaration of emancipation. (b) The…
        • § 7121 (a) Before the petition for a declaration of emancipation is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor’s parents, guardian,…
        • § 7122 (a) The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the…
        • § 7123 (a) If the petition is denied, the minor has a right to file a petition for a writ of mandate. (b) If the petition is sustained, the parents or guardian have a…
      3. ARTICLE 3. Voiding or Rescinding Declaration §§ 7130–7135 · 6 sections
        • § 7130 (a) A declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information is voidable. (b) A declaration of emancipation of a minor who…
        • § 7131 A petition to void a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the declaration was obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information may be…
        • § 7132 (a) A petition to rescind a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the minor is indigent and has no means of support may be filed by the minor declared…
        • § 7133 (a) Before a petition under this article is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor’s parents or guardian, or proof shall…
        • § 7134 If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue an order voiding or rescinding the declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk…
        • § 7135 Voiding or rescission of the declaration of emancipation does not alter any contractual obligation or right or any property right or interest that arose during…
      4. ARTICLE 4. Identification Cards and Information §§ 7140–7143 · 4 sections
        • § 7140 On application of a minor declared emancipated under this chapter, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall enter identifying information in its law enforcement…
        • § 7141 A person who, in good faith, has examined a minor’s identification card and relies on a minor’s representation that the minor is emancipated, has the same…
        • § 7142 No public entity or employee is liable for any loss or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the Department…
        • § 7143 If a declaration of emancipation is voided or rescinded, notice shall be sent immediately to the Department of Motor Vehicles which shall remove the…