N.Y. General Associations Law § 19-a: Records and certificates of department of state

§ 19-a. Records and certificates of department of state. The

department of state shall keep a record of each process served upon the

secretary of state under this chapter, including the date of service. It

shall, upon request made within ten years of such service, issue a

certificate under its seal certifying as to the receipt of the process

by an authorized person, the date and the place of such service and the

receipt of the statutory fee. Process served upon the secretary of state

under this chapter shall be destroyed by him after a period of ten years

from such service.