New York Laws
Article 3 - Administrative and Procedural Provisions
329 - Certificates as Evidence; Affirmation of Documents and Testimony.

(b) Any charter, or any certificate or other instrument supplemental
to or amendatory of the charter, of an insurer filed in the office of
the superintendent 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.
(c) 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 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 function as to corporate records of such jurisdiction.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter requiring an oath as
to the proof of a document or the truth of testimony, the affiant may,
if his religious beliefs cause him to object to giving an oath, affirm
the document or his testimony.