{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-30","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 30","heading":"Lost or destroyed seal must be replaced","body":"§ 30. Lost or destroyed seal must be replaced. When the seal of a\ncourt is so injured, that it can not be conveniently used, the court\nmust cause it to be destroyed; and when the seal of a court is lost or\ndestroyed, the court must cause a new seal to be made, similar in all\nrespects to the former seal, which shall become the seal of the court.\nThe expense of a new seal for a county clerk, or a local court in a\ncity, must be paid as part of the contingent expenses of the county or\nof the court, as the case requires. The expense of a new seal for any\nother court, except a surrogate's court, must be paid from the state\ntreasury.\n  The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in those cases\nwhere special provisions are otherwise made by law.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 2. General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/30","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d355bb526578d6b6c44c7877cc0b047231b81d884c14b3dd5c4292822ada31d5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-29","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-30-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}