{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-2502","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 2502","heading":"Books to be kept by clerk The clerk shall keep and maintain: 1","body":"§ 2502. Books to be kept by clerk\n  The clerk shall keep and maintain:\n  1. A record book properly indexed in which shall be entered a\ndescription of every proceeding with proper entries under each denoting\nthe papers filed, orders and decrees made and the steps taken therein,\nwith the dates of filing and recording the several papers in the\nproceeding.\n  2. Such other record books, properly indexed, as may be necessary or\nconvenient to record at length any documents required by law to be\nrecorded.\n  3. A court and trust fund register in which shall be entered a\nreference to any proceeding in which a decree or order directs a deposit\nof money, the date thereof, the amount thereof, the amount so deposited,\nany receipt therefor and the name of the person to and for whom the\ndeposit is made.\n  4. A record book, properly indexed, with proper entries denoting the\nname and file number of the estate and the date of filing any informal\naccount or any release pursuant to 2202.\n  5. Such other books as the chief administrator of the courts in each\ndepartment or the court in each county may direct to be kept.","path":["Surrogate's Court Procedure Act","Article 25. Records and Recording"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SCP/2502","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"eb11579910c1663af8aa3ff38abfe8859753f753154d6505751d7e983477c9b6","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-2501","next":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-2504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}