2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBO - Public Officers
Article 4 - (60 - 79) POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
60 - Official seals of court of appeals, governor and state departments, divisions and bureaus.

 
    § 60. Official   seals   of  court  of  appeals,  governor  and  state
  departments, divisions and bureaus. 1. Each of the civil departments  in
  the  state  government  shall  have an official seal. In addition to the
  divisions or bureaus required by law  to  have  an  official  seal,  any
  division  or  bureau  of  any  department  shall have such a seal, if so
  required by rules of the department.  The official seal shall be used in
  the cases prescribed by law. Such rules also may prescribe  other  cases
  in  which it shall or may be used. For the purposes of any provisions of
  the law requiring the use of the official seal of the  officer  or  body
  who  or  which is the head of a department, division or bureau, the seal
  of such department, division or bureau shall be deemed the official seal
  of such officer or body.
    2. The seal of the court of appeals, the privy seal  of  the  governor
  and  the  official seal of each civil department of the state government
  shall be of metal with the device of the arms of  the  state  surrounded
  with the inscription, State of New York, and the official designation of
  the  court,  official  or department. Each civil department of the state
  government may affix a facsimile seal, engraved or printed or reproduced
  in any manner from such metal seal, to any instrument or writing  to  be
  sealed  by  such  civil  department.  The  official  seal,  if any, of a
  division or bureau  of  a  department  shall  have  thereon  the  matter
  required for the official seal of the department and in addition thereto
  words or initials, or both, describing the division or bureau.  The seal
  of  such court, the privy seal of the governor, and the official seal of
  such a department shall be two and one-quarter inches in  diameter.  The
  official  seal,  if  any,  of such a division or bureau shall be one and
  three-quarters inches in diameter.  Each metal seal provided for  herein
  shall  be  provided by the department of state. The seal of the court of
  appeals and privy seal  of  the  governor  heretofore  provided  by  the
  secretary  of  state shall continue to be used by such court and officer
  until defective from wear or otherwise. Whenever any seal  provided  for
  in  this  section  becomes defective from wear or otherwise, it shall be
  delivered to the department of state which shall cause it to be repaired
  and returned, or to be defaced with a suitable mark, or  deposited  with
  the  ancient  seals  in  the  state  library, and new seals, in the form
  prescribed by this section, to be provided for use instead.