N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 319: Filing of documents with the retirement system

§ 319. Filing of documents with the retirement system. Whenever a

statute requires that a document be filed with the state comptroller, as

administrative head of the New York state and local police and fire

retirement system, within a prescribed period of time or by a specified

date, and such document has been mailed to the comptroller or the

retirement system by United States Postal Service certified mail, return

receipt requested, the document shall be deemed filed on the date of

mailing. Notwithstanding this provision, no document shall be deemed

filed on the date of mailing unless it is actually received by the

retirement system as a result of such mailing.