New York Laws
Title 1 - Definitions; Application; Certificates; Miscellaneous
1005 - Certificates as Evidence.

§ 1005. Certificates as evidence. 1. Any certificate or other
instrument filed by the superintendent relating to a corporation or a
foreign corporation and containing statements of fact required or
permitted by law to be contained therein, shall be received in all
courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of
such facts and of the execution of such instrument.

2. Whenever by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, any
certificate by any officer in such jurisdiction or a copy of any
instruments certified or exemplified by any such officer, may be
received as prima facie evidence of the incorporation, existence or
capacity of any foreign corporation incorporated in such jurisdiction,
or claiming so to be, such certificate when exemplified, or such copy of
such instrument when exemplified shall be received in all courts, public
offices and official bodies of this state, as prima facie evidence with
the same force as in such jurisdiction. Such certificate or certified
copy of such instrument shall be so received, without being exemplified,
if it is certified by the secretary of state, or official performing the
equivalent functions as to corporate records, of such jurisdiction.