{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-471","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 471","heading":"Application for incorporation","body":"§ 471. Application for incorporation. Any unincorporated church or any\nheretofore incorporated church wishing to incorporate under this article\nshall execute, acknowledge and file a certificate of incorporation as\nhereinafter provided.","path":["Religious Corporations Law","Article 23. Organizations of the Sikh Faith"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RCO/471","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"287281d1ca77d2e66cf93a298f8d9e40836f7dcf6197f3bafe5e545f82fa7af8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-470","next":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-472"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}