NY Civ Rights L § 64 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 6 - Change of Name 64 - Effect.

* §  64. Effect. If the order shall be fully complied with, and within   ninety days  after  the  making  of  the  order,  an  affidavit  of  the   publication  thereof  shall be filed in the office in which the order is   entered, the petitioner shall be known by  the  name  which  is  thereby   authorized  to  be  assumed.  If  the  surname of a parent be changed as   provided in this article, any minor child of such parent at the time  of   such change may thereafter assume such changed surname.Upon  compliance with the order and the filing of the affidavit of the   publication, as provided in this section, the  clerk  of  the  court  in   which  the  order has been entered shall certify that the order has been   complied with; and, if the petition states that  the  petitioner  stands   convicted of a violent felony offense as defined in section 70.02 of the   penal law or a felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of such   law  or  any  of  the  following provisions of such law sections 130.25,   130.30, 130.40, 130.45, 255.25,  255.26,  255.27,  article  two  hundred   sixty-three,  135.10, 135.25, 230.05, 230.06, subdivision two of section   230.30 or 230.32, such clerk (1) shall deliver, by first class  mail,  a   copy  of  such  certified  order  to  the  division  of criminal justice   services at its office in the county of Albany and (2) upon the clerk of   the court reviewing the petitioner's application  for  name  change  and   subsequent in-court inquiry, may, in the clerk's discretion, deliver, by   first class mail, the petitioner's new name with such certified order to   the court of competent jurisdiction which imposed the orders of support.   Such  certification  shall  appear  on  the  original  order  and on any   certified copy thereof and shall be entered in the  clerk's  minutes  of   the proceeding.* NB Effective until December 21, 2021* §  64.  Effect.  1. If the order is entered, the petitioner shall be   known by the name which is thereby authorized  to  be  assumed.  If  the   surname  of  a  parent be changed as provided in this article, any minor   child of such parent at the time of such change  may  thereafter  assume   such changed surname.2.  (a) If the petition states that the petitioner stands convicted of   a violent felony offense as defined in section 70.02 of the penal law or   a felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of such law  or  any   of the following provisions of such law sections 130.25, 130.30, 130.40,   130.45, 255.25, 255.26, 255.27, article two hundred sixty-three, 135.10,   135.25, 230.05, 230.06, subdivision two of section 230.30 or 230.32, the   clerk of the court in which the order has been entered shall deliver, by   first  class  mail,  a  copy  of such certified order to the division of   criminal justice services at its office in the county of Albany and  (b)   if  the  petition  states that the petitioner is responsible for spousal   support or child support  obligations  pursuant  to  court  order,  upon   review  of  the  petitioner's application for name change and subsequent   inquiry, the court may, in  its  discretion,  order  the  petitioner  to   deliver  by  first  class  mail,  the  petitioner's  new  name with such   certified order to the court of competent jurisdiction which imposed the   orders of support. Such certification shall appear on the original order   and on any certified copy thereof and shall be entered  in  the  court's   minutes of the proceeding.3.  A name change order or other documentation of name change shall be   sufficient to change the petitioner's name on  any  document  or  record   issued  or  maintained  by  the  state  of  New  York or any subdivision   thereof, or any private entity, including but not limited to, all school   records for current and past students,  archival  records  and  marriage   certificates.  Failure of a public or private entity to comply with such   a request may constitute a violation of section two  hundred  ninety-six   of the executive law, section forty-c of this chapter and any applicable    local non-discrimination law and may be the basis for a complaint to the   New  York  state  division  of  human  rights  and  any other applicable   enforcement entity.* NB Effective December 21, 2021