N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 3122-A
Certification of business records


(a)

Business records produced pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum under rule 3120 shall be accompanied by a certification, sworn in the form of an affidavit and subscribed by the custodian or other qualified witness charged with responsibility of maintaining the records, stating in substance each of the following:

1.

The affiant is the duly authorized custodian or other qualified witness and has authority to make the certification;

2.

To the best of the affiant’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, the records or copies thereof are accurate versions of the documents described in the subpoena duces tecum that are in the possession, custody, or control of the person receiving the subpoena;

3.

To the best of the affiant’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, the records or copies produced represent all the documents described in the subpoena duces tecum, or if they do not represent a complete set of the documents subpoenaed, an explanation of which documents are missing and a reason for their absence is provided; and

4.

The records or copies produced were made by the personnel or staff of the business, or persons acting under their control, in the regular course of business, at the time of the act, transaction, occurrence or event recorded therein, or within a reasonable time thereafter, and that it was the regular course of business to make such records.

(b)

A certification made in compliance with subdivision (a) is admissible as to the matters set forth therein and as to such matters shall be presumed true. When more than one person has knowledge of the facts, more than one certification may be made.

(c)

A party intending to offer at a trial or hearing business records authenticated by certification subscribed pursuant to this rule shall, at least thirty days before the trial or hearing, give notice of such intent and specify the place where such records may be inspected at reasonable times. No later than ten days before the trial or hearing, a party upon whom such notice is served may object to the offer of business records by certification stating the grounds for the objection. Such objection may be asserted in any instance and shall not be subject to imposition of any penalty or sanction. Unless objection is made pursuant to this subdivision, or is made at trial based upon evidence which could not have been discovered by the exercise of due diligence prior to the time for objection otherwise required by this subdivision, business records certified in accordance with this rule shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of subdivision (a) of rule 4518. Notwithstanding the issuance of such notice or objection to same, a party may subpoena the custodian to appear and testify and require the production of original business records at the trial or hearing.

(d)

The certification authorized by this rule may be used as to business records produced by non-parties whether or not pursuant to a subpoena so long as the custodian or other qualified witness attests to the facts set forth in paragraphs one, two and four of subdivision (a) of this rule.

Source: Section 3122-A — Certification of business records, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3122-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

3101
Scope of disclosure
3102
Method of obtaining disclosure
3103
Protective orders
3104
Supervision of disclosure
3105
Notice to party in default
3106
Priority of depositions
3107
Notice of taking oral questions
3108
Written questions
3109
Notice of taking deposition on written questions
3110
Where the deposition is to be taken within the state
3111
Production of things at the examination
3112
Errors in notice for taking depositions
3113
Conduct of the examination
3114
Examination of witness who does not understand the English language
3115
Objections to qualification of person taking deposition
3116
Signing deposition
3117
Use of depositions
3118
Demand for address of party or of person who possessed an assigned cause of action or defense
3119
Uniform interstate depositions and discovery
3120
Discovery and production of documents and things for inspection, testing, copying or photographing
3121
Physical or mental examination
3122
Objection to disclosure, inspection or examination
3122‑A
Certification of business records
3122‑B
Certification of insurance disclosure
3123
Admissions as to matters of fact, papers, documents and photographs
3124
Failure to disclose
3125
Place where motion to compel disclosure made
3126
Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose
3130
Use of interrogatories
3131
Scope of interrogatories
3132
Service of interrogatories
3133
Service of answers or objections to interrogatories
3140
Disclosure of appraisals in proceedings for condemnation, appropriation or review of tax assessments

Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3122-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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