N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 106: Certificates as evidence

§ 106. Certificates as evidence.

(a) Any certificate or other instrument filed by the department of

state relating to a domestic or foreign corporation 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.

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

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

instrument certified or exemplified by any such officer may be received

as prima facie evidence of the incorporation, existence or capacity of

any foreign 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.