N.Y. GBS Law § 359-H
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Destruction of certain records, books and other data by the attorney-general
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§ 359-h. Destruction of certain records, books and other data by the\nattorney-general. Any and all books, registers, cards, indices, office\nrecords and other documentary evidence seized and held by the department\nof law under a subpoena or order of the court in proceedings commenced\nunder article twenty-three-a of the general business law, may be\ndestroyed after a period of six years from the date of closing said case\non its office records, when no proceeding shall have been instituted to\ncompel the return of such records by the defendants.\n
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