CPLR § 2105

Certification by attorney

§ 2105. Certification by attorney. Where a certified copy of a paper is required by law, an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the state may certify that it has been compared by him with the original and found to be a true and complete copy. Such a certificate, when subscribed by such attorney, has the same effect as if made by a clerk.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/2105

In plain English

Where a certified copy is required by law, a NY-admitted attorney may certify that the copy was compared with the original and is true and complete. When subscribed, this has the same effect as if made by a clerk. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.