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This bill, the Real You Act of 2022, prohibits physically incarcerated offenders from requesting a legal name change and minors from requesting legal recognition of a gender transition, with certain exceptions. Specifically, the bill defines key terms like "change of name petition" and "offender," and outlines the limited circumstances under which a name change for an incarcerated offender may be granted, such as if a district attorney, sheriff, Department of Corrections commissioner, or chaplain files the petition on the offender's behalf. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2022.

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