There is a newer version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2006 New York Code - Wrong Or Misspelled Name.
Section 3--203. Wrong or Misspelled Name. Where an instrument is made payable to a person under a misspelled name or one other than his own he may indorse in that name or his own or both; but signature in both names may be required by a person paying or giving value for the instrument.
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