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LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE
                               ASSEMBLY, No. 4888
                             STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                              220th LEGISLATURE
                                         DATED: JUNE 23, 2023
                                              SUMMARY
    Synopsis:                   Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
    Type of Impact:             Annual State revenue loss to the General Fund.
    Agencies Affected:          Department of the Treasury.
                                  Office of Legislative Services Estimate
    Fiscal Impact                                    FY 2024 and Each Year Thereafter
    Annual State Revenue Loss                                 $50,000 to $70,000
    The Office of Legislative (OLS) estimates that this bill will reduce State revenues by $50,000
     to $70,000 annually beginning in FY 2024.
    This bill eliminates the $50 fee for filing a certified copy of name change order. The OLS
     projects that approximately 1,000 to 1,400 people will file for a certified copy of name change
     order in FY 2024.
                                        BILL DESCRIPTION
     This bill eliminates the $50 fee for filing a certified copy of an order for change of name.
                                         FISCAL ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
     None received.
      Office of Legislative Services                                  Legislative Budget and Finance Office
           State House Annex                                                  Phone (609) 847-3105
              P.O. Box 068                                                     Fax (609) 777-2442
      Trenton, New Jersey 08625                                                www.njleg.state.nj.us
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
    The OLS estimates that this bill will reduce State revenues by $50,000 to $70,000 annually
beginning in FY 2024.
    The OLS infers that approximately 50,000 individuals over the age of 18 change their name in
the United States annually. New Jersey’s adult population makes up approximately 2.4 percent of
the United States’ adult population. This would equate to approximately 1,200 people changing
their name in New Jersey annually. For purposes of this estimate, the OLS assumes 1,000 to 1,400
people will file for a certified copy of a name change order in this State each year, which will
reduce State revenues by $50,000 to $70,000 annually.
  Section:     Revenue, Finance, and Appropriations
  Analyst:     Patrick Walsh
               Assistant Fiscal Analyst
  Approved:    Thomas Koenig
               Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the
failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.
This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).
Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 22A:4-1