N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 308: Records and certificates of department of state

§ 308. 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 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.