N.Y. Public Officers Law § 60: Official seals of court of appeals, governor and state departments, divisions and bureaus

§ 60. Official seals of court of appeals, governor and state

departments, divisions and bureaus. 1. Each of the civil departments in

the state government shall have an official seal. In addition to the

divisions or bureaus required by law to have an official seal, any

division or bureau of any department shall have such a seal, if so

required by rules of the department. The official seal shall be used in

the cases prescribed by law. Such rules also may prescribe other cases

in which it shall or may be used. For the purposes of any provisions of

the law requiring the use of the official seal of the officer or body

who or which is the head of a department, division or bureau, the seal

of such department, division or bureau shall be deemed the official seal

of such officer or body.

2. The seal of the court of appeals, the privy seal of the governor

and the official seal of each civil department of the state government

shall be of metal with the device of the arms of the state surrounded

with the inscription, State of New York, and the official designation of

the court, official or department. Each civil department of the state

government may affix a facsimile seal, engraved or printed or reproduced

in any manner from such metal seal, to any instrument or writing to be

sealed by such civil department. The official seal, if any, of a

division or bureau of a department shall have thereon the matter

required for the official seal of the department and in addition thereto

words or initials, or both, describing the division or bureau. The seal

of such court, the privy seal of the governor, and the official seal of

such a department shall be two and one-quarter inches in diameter. The

official seal, if any, of such a division or bureau shall be one and

three-quarters inches in diameter. Each metal seal provided for herein

shall be provided by the department of state. The seal of the court of

appeals and privy seal of the governor heretofore provided by the

secretary of state shall continue to be used by such court and officer

until defective from wear or otherwise. Whenever any seal provided for

in this section becomes defective from wear or otherwise, it shall be

delivered to the department of state which shall cause it to be repaired

and returned, or to be defaced with a suitable mark, or deposited with

the ancient seals in the state library, and new seals, in the form

prescribed by this section, to be provided for use instead.