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New York City
NEW YORK CITY Statute: 24 RCNY Hlth Code 207.05 (a) (5) (2003)
New York City has its own separate Bureau of Vital Statistics. New York will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one.
NOTE: The new birth certificate will list the new name but will not have a listing for sex at all. That section is omitted.
You will need:
a.) Court order granting name change (original or certified copy)
b.) Detailed surgical operative letter from SRS surgeon (notarized)
c.) Post operative examination signed by a physician other than SRS surgeon
d.) Post operative Psychiatric Evaluation (??)
e.) $15.00
f.) Copy of valid photo ID
CODE:
A new birth certificate shall be filed when… (5) The name of the person has been changed pursuant to court order and proof of change satisfactory to the Department has been submitted that such a person has undergone corrective surgery.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Edna Timbers
OR
Steven Schwartz. PhD
Registrar and Director
Office of Vital Statistics and Epidemiology
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