N.Y. State Law § 74: Use of the great seal

§ 74. Use of the great seal. All such matters as have issued under the

great seal of the state since March sixteenth, seventeen hundred

seventy-eight, shall continue to be issued under such seal, except

copies of papers and records certified by the secretary of state or his

deputy and authenticated under his seal of office. The secretary of

state may, however, upon such terms and conditions as he may deem

appropriate, furnish an impression, replica or print of the great seal

of the state for use as a collector's item, for use in preparing a

collector's item or for educational purposes.