Assembly Bill A2716A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to verification of a name change

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A2716 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6394
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §61-a, amd §§61 & 62, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11349, S7667
2011-2012: A954, S528

2013-A2716 - Summary

Relates to verification of a name change.

2013-A2716 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2716

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEISENBERG, COLTON -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to verification  of  a
  name change

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
61-a to read as follows:
  S 61-A. VERIFICATION. 1. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ORDER GRANTING A
CHANGE  OF  NAME,  THE  COURT IN WHICH THE PETITION HAS BEEN FILED SHALL
TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO VERIFY  THE  INFORMATION  PROVIDED  BY  THE
PETITIONER PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2.  THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES,
REGULATIONS AND FEE SCHEDULE AS ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.
IN PROMULGATING SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE OFFICE SHALL  TAKE  INTO
ACCOUNT  THE  LEGISLATURE'S  INTENT  THAT THE PROCESS OF VERIFICATION AS
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE MEANT  TO  PREVENT
THE  PETITIONER  FROM  USING NAME CHANGE TO EVADE LEGAL PROCESS OR OBLI-
GATION.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 61 of the civil rights law,  as  amended
by  section 54 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011,
is amended to read as follows:
  2. If 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,  SECTIONS  135.10,  135.25,
230.05, 230.06, subdivision two of section  230.30  or  SECTION  230.32,
[and  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01317-01-3

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2013-A2716A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6394
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §61-a, amd §§61 & 62, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11349, S7667
2011-2012: A954, S528

2013-A2716A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to verification of a name change.

2013-A2716A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2716--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEISENBERG, COLTON, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judi-
  ciary -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the civil rights law, in relation to verification of a
  name change

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
61-a to read as follows:
  S 61-A. VERIFICATION. 1. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ORDER GRANTING A
CHANGE OF NAME, THE COURT IN WHICH THE PETITION  HAS  BEEN  FILED  SHALL
TAKE  ALL  REASONABLE  STEPS  TO  VERIFY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE
PETITIONER PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES  AND
REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.  IN PROMULGATING SUCH RULES AND
REGULATIONS, THE OFFICE SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LEGISLATURE'S INTENT
THAT THE PROCESS OF VERIFICATION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE MEANT TO PREVENT THE PETITIONER FROM USING NAME  CHANGE
TO EVADE LEGAL PROCESS OR OBLIGATION.
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 61 of the civil rights law, as amended
by section 54 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of  2011,
is amended to read as follows:
  2.  If  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,  SECTIONS  135.10,  135.25,
230.05,  230.06,  subdivision  two  of section 230.30 or SECTION 230.32,
[and is currently confined as an inmate in any correctional facility  or
currently  under  the  supervision  of the department of corrections and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01317-03-3

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