Current Version
| Region | New Jersey |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, surgery not required |
| Start Date | Feb 12, 2018 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on drivers licenses. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/identity_document_laws |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "New Jersey residents no longer need to publish court-ordered name changes in newspapers: Rule 4:72 entitled “Name Change Applications – Elimination of the Requirement of Newspaper Publication”"
Revision History (9)
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| Note | requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. | requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on drivers licenses. |
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| Note | requires public announcement of name change. | requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. |
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| Note | No requirement for announcement of name change. | requires public announcement of name change. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required |
| Note | requires surgery, as well as public announcement of name change. Changes pending. | No requirement for announcement of name change. |
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| Note | requires surgery, as well as public announcement of name change. | requires surgery, as well as public announcement of name change. Changes pending. |
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| Note | Requires surgery to change birth certificate. as well as public announcement of name change. | requires surgery, as well as public announcement of name change. |
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| Start Date | Sep 26, 2017 | Feb 12, 2018 |
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| Start Date | (NONE) | Sep 26, 2017 |
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| Value | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Note | accepts wide range of metal health professionals. | Requires surgery to change birth certificate. as well as public announcement of name change. |
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