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- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.356
- Referred to codes
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.603
- Print number 2248a
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Referred to codes
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Provides that no person convicted of certain felonies may file for change of name while incarcerated or under supervised release therefor
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor William Colton
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2248A
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting certain felons from changing their names
Purpose
To prevent the filing of a petition for change of name by anyone convicted of certain felonies and currently confined as an inmate in any correctional facility, on parole, or on probation.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends Civil Rights Law section 60 by creating an exception to the ability of a person to petition for a name change. This exception prohibits any person who has been convicted (regardless of when such conviction was entered) of a violent felony as defined in section 70.02 of the Penal Law, a felony defined in article 125 of the Penal Law, or any of the following Penal. Law provisions: section 130.25, 130.40, 255.25, 255.26, article 263, section 135.10, 230.05, 230,06, subdivision two of section 230.30, or section 230.32, and who is currently confined as an inmate in any correctional facility or currently under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision or a county probation department as a result of such conviction.
Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Existing law
Section 60 of the Civil Rights Law currently allows every resident to petition for a name change.
Justification
In the past, convicted felons have been able to change their names while in prison in order to achieve anonymity, In 2000, the civil rights law was amended by providing for a process whereby crime victims and communities are notified when certain violent felons petition for a legal name change, giving victims an opportunity to voice their objections. However, the process of objecting to a name change petition places an unnecessary burden on crime victims. One way to alleviate this additional burden and protect the rights of victims of violent crime is to not allow violent felons the opportunity to petition for a name change until they have completed their sentence requirements.
Legislative history
2011-2: S.1746 - Passed Senate both years 2009-10: S.2104 - Referred to Codes both years 2007-8: S.3440 - Passed Senate both years
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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