Judiciary Law 255 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 254 Reports by clerks to state officers up ARTICLE 8 Clerks next SECTION 255-A Power of courts over docket Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 255 Clerk must search files upon request and certify as to result Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 8 § 255. Clerk must search files upon request and certify as to result. A clerk of a court must, upon request, and upon payment of, or offer to pay, the fees allowed by law, or, if no fees are expressly allowed by law, fees at the rate allowed to a county clerk for a similar service, diligently search the files, papers, records, and dockets in his office; and either make one or more transcripts or certificates of change therefrom, and certify to the correctness thereof, and to the search, or certify that a document or paper, of which the custody legally belongs to him, can not be found.