N.J. Stat. § 2A:52-2: Effect of judgment, copy to State Bureau of Identification

Such person, from and after the day specified therefor in the judgment in the action, shall be known by the name which, by the judgment, he is authorized to assume, and by no other. The judgment for change of name shall include the applicant's social security number and date of birth. The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the judgment to the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police if the person has been convicted of a crime or if there are criminal charges pending against him.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1981,c.362,s.2; 1993,c.228,s.2.