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CHAPTER 59-A
Surrogate's Court Procedure
ARTICLE 11
Public Administrators of the Counties Within the City of New York
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SECTION 1127
Disposition of records after 10 years The public administrator is authorized to destroy the file and all of the papers relating to a dece...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 11
§ 1127. Disposition of records after 10 years

The public administrator is authorized to destroy the file and all of
the papers relating to a decedent after the lapse of 10 years from the
completion of the administration of his estate. The public
administrator and the city of New York shall not be liable or held to
account for such action.