N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 372-c

§ 372-c. Putative father registry. * 1. The department shall establish\na putative father registry which shall record the names and addresses\nof: (a) any person adjudicated by a court of this state to be the\nfather of a child born out-of-wedlock; (b) any person who has filed with\nthe registry before or after the birth of a child out-of-wedlock, a\nnotice of intent to claim paternity of the child; (c) any person\nadjudicated by a court of another state or territory of the United\nStates to be the father of an out-of-wedlock child, where a certified\ncopy of the court order has been filed with the registry by such person\nor any other person; (d) any person who has filed with the registry an\ninstrument acknowledging paternity pursuant to section 4-1.2 of the\nestates, powers and trusts law.\n * NB Effective until February 15, 2021\n * 1. The department shall establish a putative father registry which\nshall record the names and addresses of: (a) any person adjudicated by a\ncourt of this state to be the parent of a child born out of wedlock; (b)\nany person who has filed with the registry before or after the birth of\na child out of wedlock, a notice of intent to claim parentage of the\nchild; (c) any person adjudicated by a court of another state or\nterritory of the United States to be the father of an out of wedlock\nchild, where a certified copy of the court order has been filed with the\nregistry by such person or any other person; (d) any person who has\nfiled with the registry an instrument acknowledging paternity pursuant\nto section 4-1.2 of the estates, powers and trusts law.\n * NB Effective February 15, 2021\n * 2. A person filing a notice of intent to claim paternity of a child\nor an acknowledgement of paternity shall include therein his current\naddress and shall notify the registry of any change of address pursuant\nto procedures prescribed by regulations of the department.\n * NB Effective until February 15, 2021\n * 2. A person filing a notice of intent to claim parentage of a child\nor an acknowledgement of paternity shall include therein his current\naddress and shall notify the registry of any change of address pursuant\nto procedures prescribed by regulations of the department.\n * NB Effective February 15, 2021\n 3. A person who has filed a notice of intent to claim paternity may at\nany time revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity previously filed\ntherewith and, upon receipt of such notification by the registry, the\nrevoked notice of intent to claim paternity shall be deemed a nullity\nnunc pro tunc.\n 4. An unrevoked notice of intent to claim paternity of a child may be\nintroduced in evidence by any party, other than the person who filed\nsuch notice, in any proceeding in which such fact may be relevant.\n 5. The department shall, upon request, provide the names and addresses\nof persons listed with the registry to any court or authorized agency,\nand such information shall not be divulged to any other person, except\nupon order of a court for good cause shown.\n