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History
- Substituted by A3549
- Ordered to third reading cal.1321
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Limits the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Helene Weinstein
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3142
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to limiting the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to provide greater protection from identity theft to New Yorkers who legally change their name.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 63 of the Civil Rights Law to require only the publication of the petitioner's month and year of the date of birth and the city and state of the petitioner's present address.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
Existing law
Current law requires the newspaper publication of the full date of birth and home address a petitioner.
Justification
The current procedure for obtaining a name change, which requires the publication of the petitioner's full date of birth and actual home address, creates undue risks of identity theft on the part of the petitioner. This publication requirement forces the petitioners for a name change to reveal more information to the public than is necessary to apprise any interested persons of the name change. Under the changes proposed by this bill, the public will have still have access to name change petitioners' city and state of residence, as well as the month and year of the petitioner's date of birth. Limiting the amount of information required for publication purposes in this manner will protect petitioners from the growing problem of identity theft, while preserving the public's right to access information about those obtaining a name change.
Legislative history
S.5398 of 2012 -Referred to Codes both years
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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