N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 64

§ 64. Effect. 1. If the order is entered, the petitioner shall be\nknown by the name which is thereby authorized to be assumed. If the\nsurname of a parent be changed as provided in this article, any minor\nchild of such parent at the time of such change may thereafter assume\nsuch changed surname.\n 2. (a) If the petition states that the petitioner stands convicted of\na violent felony offense as defined in section 70.02 of the penal law or\na felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of such law or any\nof the following provisions of such law sections 130.25, 130.30, 130.40,\n130.45, 255.25, 255.26, 255.27, article two hundred sixty-three, 135.10,\n135.25, 230.05, 230.06, subdivision two of section 230.30 or 230.32, the\nclerk of the court in which the order has been entered shall deliver, by\nfirst class mail, a copy of such certified order to the division of\ncriminal justice services at its office in the county of Albany and (b)\nif the petition states that the petitioner is responsible for spousal\nsupport or child support obligations pursuant to court order, upon\nreview of the petitioner's application for name change and subsequent\ninquiry, the court may, in its discretion, order the petitioner to\ndeliver by first class mail, the petitioner's new name with such\ncertified order to the court of competent jurisdiction which imposed the\norders of support. Such certification shall appear on the original order\nand on any certified copy thereof and shall be entered in the court's\nminutes of the proceeding.\n 3. A name change order or other documentation of name change shall be\nsufficient to change the petitioner's name on any document or record\nissued or maintained by the state of New York or any subdivision\nthereof, or any private entity, including but not limited to, all school\nrecords for current and past students, archival records and marriage\ncertificates. Failure of a public or private entity to comply with such\na request may constitute a violation of section two hundred ninety-six\nof the executive law, section forty-c of this chapter and any applicable\nlocal non-discrimination law and may be the basis for a complaint to the\nNew York state division of human rights and any other applicable\nenforcement entity.\n