N.Y. CVP Law § 9702
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Books to be kept by the clerks of other courts
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Rule 9702. Books to be kept by the clerks of other courts. The clerks\nof the other courts shall keep:\n 1. a "judgment-book," in which shall be recorded all judgments entered\nin their offices;\n 2. a book, properly indexed, in which shall be entered the title of\nall civil judicial proceedings, with proper entries under each denoting\nthe papers filed and the orders made and the steps taken therein, with\nthe dates of the filing of the several papers in the proceeding;\n 3. a book, properly indexed, in which shall be entered the name and\naddress of each conservator, committee or guardian who is appointed\npursuant to the provisions of the mental hygiene law, the title of the\nproceeding, the name and address of any surety, the papers filed, and\nany orders made or steps taken therein;\n 4. a book in which shall be recorded at length each undertaking of a\npublic officer or any officer appointed by the court, filed in their\noffices, except the undertakings of receivers appointed under section\n5228, with a statement showing when the undertaking was filed and a\nnotation on the margin of the record showing any disposition, or order,\nmade of or concerning it;\n 5. such other books, properly indexed, as may be necessary, or\nconvenient, to contain the docket of judgments, the entry of orders, and\nall other necessary matters and proceedings; and\n 6. such other books as the chief administrator of the courts may\ndirect to be kept.\n
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