What is exemplification?
Answer
The Court Help Glossary defines exemplification thus: An official transcript of a public record, recognized as a true copy for use as evidence.
Exemplification may be required when filing for an apostille, presenting a business certificate as evidence, or recording a will.
Many public access law libraries’ treatises discuss the topic of exemplification during litigation.
Some of the state laws mentioning exemplification are:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules 4540 Authentication of official record of court or government office in the United States.
- Civil Practice Law and Rules 8009 Oaths; acknowledgments; certification or exemplification [fees]
- Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 106 Certificates as evidence
- Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act 1423 Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence
- Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act 1424 Foreign wills; evidence after lapse of time
- Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act 2501 Records to be Kept by Court; General Requirements
- Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act 2506 Recording Wills Provided Within the State