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Cal. Penal Code § 819 (2026)

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(a)It is the public policy of the state that an out-of-state arrest warrant for an individual based on violating another state’s law against providing, receiving, or allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care is the lowest law enforcement priority.

(b)California law enforcement agencies shall not knowingly make or participate in the arrest or participate in any extradition of an individual pursuant to an out-of-state arrest warrant for violation of another state’s law against providing, receiving, or allowing a child to receive gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care in this state, if that care is lawful under the laws of this state, to the fullest extent permitted by federal law.

(c)No state or local law enforcement agency shall cooperate with or provide information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department regarding the provision of lawful gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care performed in this state.

(d)Nothing in this section shall prohibit the investigation of any criminal activity in this state which may involve the performance of gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care provided that no information relating to any medical procedure performed on a specific individual may be shared with an out-of-state agency or any other individual.

(e)For the purpose of this subdivision, “gender-affirming health care” and “gender-affirming mental health care” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 16010.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: L. W. v. Jonathan Skrmetti, 83 F.4th 460 (6th Cir. 2023).
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L. W. v. Jonathan Skrmetti, 83 F.4th 460 (6th Cir. 2023). “2023-12; Cal. Penal Code § 819 ; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-30-121 (1)(d); Conn.”
L. W. v. Jonathan Skrmetti, 73 F.4th 408 (6th Cir. 2023). “§ 31-7-35 (banning gender-affirming treatments for minors) and Idaho Code § 18 -1506C (similar), with Cal. Penal Code § 819 (prohibiting cooperation with other states as to gender-affirming care provided to No.”
Our Watch With Tim Thompson v. Bonta (E.D. Cal. 2023). “” Cal. Penal Code § 819 (b).2 16 B. The Present Action 17 In its FAC, plaintiff alleges that SB 107 “conflicts with [plaintiff’s] mission by allowing 18 children, without parental consent, to change their identity and therefore God’s design for their 19 life and by stripping…”
State of Texas Off. of the Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas Texas Med. Bd. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n & Ken Paxton, in His Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas v. Lazaro Loe, Individually & as Next Friend of Luna Loe, a Minor Mary Moe & Matthew Moe, Individually & as Next Friends of Maeve Moe, a Minor Nora Noe, Individually & as Next Friend of Nathan Noe, a Minor Sarah Soe & Steven Soe, Individually & as Next Friends of Samantha Soe, a Minor Gina Goe, Individually & as Next Friend of Grayson Goe, a Minor Pflag, Inc. Richard Ogden Roberts III, M.D. David L. Paul, M.D. Patrick W. O'malley, M.D. & Am. Ass'n of Physicians for Human (Tex. 2024). “See CAL. PENAL CODE § 819; COLO. REV. STAT. § 12-30-121(2); CONN.”
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