§ 6-08 Changes of Name, Address and Gender.
RCNY § 6-08
(a)An individual with an unexpired IDNYC card must report a change of name or address within 10 days of such change. A person may choose to update the gender on their card at any time.
(b)To obtain a card with an updated name, the cardholder must present either a court order, a certificate of marriage or divorce, or another government-issued document that establishes a lawful name change. Only original documents or documents certified by the issuing agency will be accepted.
(c)To obtain a card with an updated address, the cardholder must establish residency pursuant to either 68 RCNY § 6-04, 6-06 or 6-07, unless HRA is able to verify the cardholder's new address by other means. Documents submitted to IDNYC to demonstrate a change of address need not be originals. (Amended City Record 3/24/2016, eff. 4/23/2016; amended City Record 9/20/2019, eff. 12/2/2019)













