New York § 97 - 97Completing unfinished papers
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 97 — 97Completing unfinished papers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97. 97Completing unfinished papers
§ 97. Completing unfinished papers. The secretary of state shall have power to complete and sign and certify in his own name, adding to his signature the date of so doing, all records of incorporation papers and other papers left incomplete or unsigned by any of his predecessors, with the same force and effect as though said records had been duly signed by such predecessors.
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Section 97 ("97Completing unfinished papers") 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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