N.Y. Insurance Law § 329: Certificates as evidence; affirmation of documents and testimony

§ 329. Certificates as evidence; affirmation of documents and

testimony. (a) Every certificate, assignment, conveyance or other paper

executed by the superintendent or one of his deputies pursuant to law

and sealed with the official seal of the department shall be received as

evidence in any judicial or other proceeding and may be recorded in the

proper recording offices.

(b) Any charter, or any certificate or other instrument supplemental

to or amendatory of the charter, of an insurer filed in the office of

the superintendent and containing statements of fact required or

permitted by law to be contained therein, shall be received in all

courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of

such facts and of the execution of such instrument.

(c) Whenever by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state,

any certificate by any officer in such jurisdiction or a copy of any

instruments certified or exemplified by any such officer, may be

received as prima facie evidence of the incorporation, existence or

capacity of any corporation incorporated in such jurisdiction, or

claiming so to be, such certificate when exemplified, or such copy of

such instrument when exemplified shall be received in all courts, public

offices and official bodies of this state, as prima facie evidence with

the same force as in such jurisdiction. Such certificate or certified

copy of such instrument shall be so received, without being exemplified,

if it is certified by the secretary of state, or official performing the

equivalent function as to corporate records of such jurisdiction.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter requiring an oath as

to the proof of a document or the truth of testimony, the affiant may,

if his religious beliefs cause him to object to giving an oath, affirm

the document or his testimony.