N.Y. Executive Law § 93: Custody of records

§ 93. Custody of records. 1. The secretary of state shall have the

custody of all laws and concurrent resolutions of the legislature, all

documents issued under the great seal, all books, records, deeds,

parchments, maps and papers deposited or kept in his or her office, and

shall properly arrange and preserve them.

2. The records in the custody of the secretary of state need not be

retained in the form in which the record is received so long as the

technology used to retain such record results in a permanent record

which may be accurately reproduced during the period for which the

record is required to be retained. The secretary of state may promulgate

rules and regulations relating to the use by the department of state of

automatic data processing, telecommunications and other information

technologies for the processing of records for retention by the

department of state.