N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 4541: Proof of proceedings before justice of the peace

Rule 4541. Proof of proceedings before justice of the peace. (a) Of

the state. A transcript from the docket-book of a justice of the peace

of the state, subscribed by him, and authenticated by a certificate

signed by the clerk of the county in which the justice resides, with the

county seal affixed, to the effect that the person subscribing the

transcript is a justice of the peace of that county, is prima facie

evidence of any matter stated in the transcript which is required by law

to be entered by the justice in his docket-book.

(b) Of another state. A transcript from the docket-book of a justice

of the peace of another state, of his minutes of the proceedings in a

cause, of a judgment rendered by him, of an execution issued thereon or

of the return of an execution, when subscribed by him, and authenticated

as prescribed in this subdivision is prima facie evidence of his

jurisdiction in the cause and of the matters shown by the transcript.

The transcript shall be authenticated by a certificate of the justice to

the effect that it is in all respects correct and that he had

jurisdiction of the cause; and also by a certificate of the clerk or

prothonotary of the county in which the justice resides, with his

official seal affixed, to the effect that the person subscribing the

certificate attached to the transcript is a justice of the peace of that

county.