In accordance with the University of California Gender Recognition & Lived Name and University of California, Davis Gender Equity & Lived Name policies, students are permitted to indicate a lived name. Once provided, all correspondence and university systems must utilize/display the lived name. Specific examples are the student AggieCard, Canvas, and the UC Davis University Library. A legal name may be used only when there is a regulatory or critical business need for its usage; e.g., payroll records, financial aid records, tax records.

A student’s legal name is considered confidential and must be treated as such. Access to a student’s legal name is restricted to university personnel with a critical business need for this information.