2013 New York Consolidated Laws
BNK - Banking
Article 16 - (9001 - 9019) General Provisions Applicable to Banking Non-Stock Corporations
9011 - Certificates as evidence.

 
    § 9011.   Certificates  as  evidence.  1.  Any  certificate  or  other
  instrument filed by the superintendent  relating  to  a  corporation  or
  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 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 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 officer
  performing the equivalent functions, as to  corporate  records  of  such
  jurisdiction.