N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1424: Foreign wills; evidence after lapse of time The exemplification of the record of a will which has been duly proved before a court or offi...

§ 1424. Foreign wills; evidence after lapse of time

The exemplification of the record of a will which has been duly proved

before a court or officer of competent jurisdiction in any other state,

shall, when certified by the officer having by law custody of the record

at the time the certificate was made, be admitted in evidence as if the

original will was produced and proved when 20 years have elapsed since

the will was so proved.