New York Civil Practice Law & Rules R4541 - Proof of proceedings before justice of the peace.

Rule  4541.  Proof  of proceedings before justice of the peace. (a) Of
  the state. A transcript from the docket-book of a justice of  the  peace
  of  the  state,  subscribed  by  him, and authenticated by a certificate
  signed by the clerk of the county in which the justice resides, with the
  county seal affixed, to the  effect  that  the  person  subscribing  the
  transcript  is  a  justice  of  the peace of that county, is prima facie
  evidence of any matter stated in the transcript which is required by law
  to be entered by the justice in his docket-book.
(b) Of another state. A transcript from the docket-book of  a  justice
  of  the  peace  of another state, of his minutes of the proceedings in a
  cause, of a judgment rendered by him, of an execution issued thereon  or
  of the return of an execution, when subscribed by him, and authenticated
  as  prescribed  in  this  subdivision  is  prima  facie  evidence of his
  jurisdiction in the cause and of the matters shown  by  the  transcript.
  The transcript shall be authenticated by a certificate of the justice to
  the  effect  that  it  is  in  all  respects  correct  and  that  he had
  jurisdiction of the cause; and also by a certificate  of  the  clerk  or
  prothonotary  of  the  county  in  which  the  justice resides, with his
  official seal affixed, to the effect that  the  person  subscribing  the
  certificate attached to the transcript is a justice of the peace of that
  county.

Last modified: February 3, 2019