N.Y. Judiciary Law § 177: Commissioner of records of city court of the city of New York; appointment; salary; duties

§ 177. Commissioner of records of city court of the city of New York;

appointment; salary; duties. (1) The presiding justice shall appoint a

commissioner of records and a deputy commissioner of records who shall

be authorized to act generally for and in place of the commissioner of

records. Such commissioner shall appoint, subject to the prior approval

of the presiding justice, subordinates to assist him in the performance

of his duties. The salary of such commissioner, deputy commissioner and

subordinates shall be fixed by the presiding justice, and shall be paid

out of appropriations therefor made by the city of New York.

(2) Such commissioner shall examine into the arrangement and condition

of the records, documents, books and papers, deposited or filed in the

office of the clerk of the city court of the city of New York in each

county within such city, and into the condition and sufficiency of the

indices thereof. He shall collate and arrange the same in such manner as

may be necessary for their restoration and preservation, and shall take

such steps as may be necessary to provide convenient references thereto

and for such examination and use as the public interest and convenience

may require. He shall cause copies thereof to be made whenever by reason

of age, use, exposure, or any casualty such copies shall in his judgment

be necessary, and after such a copy has been compared with the original

it shall be certified by such commissioner, and shall thereafter be

admitted in evidence, and shall be considered for all other purposes

with the same effect as the original. The original shall be placed in a

suitable enclosure by such commissioner, and shall be preserved,

properly endorsed and indexed, for such examination as may be directed

by an order of the court in any action or proceeding in which the

accuracy of the copy may be questioned. Such duties shall be performed

under such conditions and regulations as may be approved by the

presiding justice, and in a manner which shall permit the examination

and use of such records, documents, books, papers and indices, as the

public interest and convenience may require.

(3) The office of commissioner of records of the city court shall

terminate upon the completion of the duties in this section prescribed.