2013 New York Consolidated Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 3-C - (51-A - 54-A) PARISHES OR CHURCHES OF THE AMERICAN PATRIARCHAL ORTHODOX CHURCH
51-A - Application for incorporation.

 
    §  51-a. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated congregation
  of the Holy Orthodox Church in America, or a congregation  acknowledging
  the  historic  apostolic eastern confession and order in this state, may
  apply to the ecclesiastical administrator of American Patriarchal Synod,
  Holy Orthodox Church for permission and  sanction  to  incorporate  such
  church. When such permission aforesaid has been obtained in writing over
  the  signature  and  seal  of  such patriarch, such church may become an
  incorporated church by executing, acknowledging and filing a certificate
  of incorporation as hereinafter provided.
    Any  religious  order,  biblical,  seminary  for  the  preparation  of
  candidates  for  the ministry, leading to ordination and the granting of
  credentials of ecclesiastical degrees of orders in sacred  theology,  or
  religious  society  established for evangelical efforts or the relief of
  the poor and needy, which is intended to be an auxiliary organization of
  the Holy Orthodox Church of the American Patriarchate,  where  a  chapel
  for  the  conduct of worship is provided, shall be deemed a congregation
  to all intents and purposes, and  may  be  incorporated  in  the  manner
  prescribed in this article as a congregation of the American Patriarchal
  Orthodox Church.