The use of diacritical marks — like tildes and accents — are not allowed on marriage licenses and certificates of birth or death in California. But Assembly Bill 77 would change that.

AB 77, authored by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, D-Downey, would allow parents to put diacritical marks — tildes — on birth certificates ...

The measure, Assembly Bill 64, targets a 38-year-old law that bans the use of diacritical marks — such as tildes and accents — on marriage licenses and certificates of birth or death.

Will California Finally Allow Accents and Original Spellings on Birth Certificates? If a proposed bill passes, it wouldn't just affect the state’s large Latino population but others with non ...

In 2016 the parents of Nicolás, Nancy Chaires Espinoza and Pablo Espinoza were shocked to find out about the ban while filling out his birth certificate form in a Los Angeles hospital.