2019 New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules
Article 45 - Evidence
R4542 - Proof of Foreign Records and Documents.

Rule 4542. Proof of foreign records and documents. (a) Foreign record.
A  foreign official record, or an entry therein, when admissible for any
purpose, may be evidenced by an official publication thereof; or a  copy
thereof,  attested  by  a person authorized to make the attestation, and
accompanied by a final  certification  as  to  the  genuineness  of  the
signature and official position
  1. of the attesting person, or
  2.  of  any  foreign  official  whose  certificate  of  genuineness of
signature and official position
  (i) relates to the attestation, or
  (ii) is in a chain of certificates of  genuineness  of  signature  and
official position relating to the attestation.
  (b)  Final  certification.  A  final  certification  may  be made by a
secretary of an  embassy  or  legation,  consul  general,  consul,  vice
consul,  or  consular  agent  of  the  United States, or a diplomatic or
consular official of the foreign country assigned or accredited  to  the
United  States.  If reasonable opportunity has been given to all parties
to investigate the authenticity and accuracy of the documents, the court
may, for  good  cause  shown,  admit  an  attested  copy  without  final
certification,  or permit the foreign official record to be evidenced by
an attested summary with or without a final certification.
  (c) Lack of record. A written statement that after diligent search  no
record  or  entry of a specified tenor was found to exist in the foreign
records designated by the statement, authenticated  in  compliance  with
the  requirements  set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) for a copy of a
foreign record is admissible as evidence that  the  records  contain  no
such record or entry.