More than 3,600 people outside of New York City have filed to receive their pre-adoption birth certificates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said on Friday. 

The new law allowing adult adoptees age 18 years or older to apply to receive the documents took effect on Wednesday. 

"Adoptees have every right to the same birth records as everyone else, and the new law we enacted is making that a reality for the first time," Cuomo said. "The significant interest we've seen in just the first 48 hours of the new law being in effect underscores how valuable this policy change is for New Yorkers, and I'm proud we were able to help correct this inequity."    

Adult adoptees outside of New York City can apply for their birth records through the state Department of Health. Adoptees born in New York City must apply through the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.