N.Y. Correction Law § 661: Examination of convicted person's body and certificate

§ 661. Examination of convicted person's body and certificate. 1.

Immediately after the execution an examination of the body of the

convicted person shall be made by the licensed physicians present at the

execution and their report in writing stating the nature of the

examination and occurrence of death, so made by them, shall be annexed

to the certificate provided for in subdivision two of this section and

filed therewith.

2. The commissioner shall prepare and sign a certificate setting forth

the time and place of the execution and stating that the execution was

conducted in conformity to the sentence of the court and the provisions

of this article. The commissioner shall cause the certificate to be

filed, within ten days after the execution, with the office of clerk of

the court in which the conviction was had.

3. The commissioner may appoint a deputy with the department to

execute the warrant of execution and to perform all other duties imposed

upon the commissioner under this article.