New York § 4521 - 4521Lack of record
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 4521 — 4521Lack of record, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4521. 4521Lack of record
Rule 4521. Lack of record. A statement signed by an officer or a deputy of an officer having legal custody of specified official records of the United States or of any state, territory or jurisdiction of the United States, or of any court thereof, or kept in any public office thereof, that he has made diligent search of the records and has found no record or entry of a specified nature, is prima facie evidence that the records contain no such record or entry, provided that the statement is accompanied by a certificate that legal custody of the specified official records belongs to such person, which certificate shall be made by a person described in rule 4540.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 4521 cover?
Section 4521 ("4521Lack of record") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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