A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled “Probate code of 1939,” by amending sections 1 and 3 of chapter XI (MCL 711.1 and 711.3), section 1 as amended by 2020 PA 40 and section 3 as added by 2000 PA 111.
House Bills 5300 to 5303 would do all of the following: • Eliminate a presumption in law that a person who is seeking to change their legal name must be doing so for a fraudulent reason if they have a criminal record. • Eliminate a requirement that a person 22 or older who is seeking a name change must submit fingerprints for state and federal criminal background checks. • Expand reasons for which a court can waive publication requirements regarding a name change, notably to include affirmation of the person’s gender identity. • Eliminate a requirement for a doctor’s affidavit of surgery before a new birth certificate that shows a sex designation other than the one assigned at birth can be issued. • Allow a person to indicate a sex designation of “M,” “F,” or “X” for a driver’s license, state personal ID card, or new birth certificate, with no additional documentation or certification required. • Allow driver’s licenses and state personal ID cards to be reissued without charge to update a sex designation.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
