NY Jud L § 30-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 30-B - Seal of New York County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.

§  30-b.  Seal  of  New  York  county  and of the county clerk and the   supreme court. 1. The county of New  York,  the  county  clerk  of  said   county  and  the supreme court therein, shall have and use the following   seal: Description of SealThe seal shall be approximately two and one-quarter inches in diameter   and shall consist of two concentric circles. The upper part of the space   between such circles shall be  inscribed  with  the  words,  in  capital   letters,  "COUNTY OF NEW YORK," and in the lower part shall be inscribed   "NOVEMBER 1, 1683," and such seal, further, shall bear the following:Arms: Upon a shield, saltire wise, the sails of  a  windmill.  Between   the  sails,  in  chief  a  beaver, in base a beaver, and on each flank a   flour barrel.Supporters: Dexter, a sailor, his right arm bent, and holding  in  his   right  hand  a  plummet; his left arm bent, his left hand resting on the   top of the shield; above his right shoulder a cross-staff. Sinister,  an   Indian  of  Manhattan, his right arm bent, his right hand resting on top   of the shield, his left hand holding the upper end of a bow,  the  lower   end  of  which rests on the ground. Shield and supporters resting upon a   horizontal laurel branch.Date: Beneath the horizontal laurel branch the date  1664,  being  the   year of the capture of New Amsterdam by the English and the first use of   the name of the city of New York.Crest: Upon a hemisphere, an American eagle with wings displayed.Legend:  Upon  a  ribbon  encircling  the lower half of the design the   words "Sigillum Civitatis Novi Eboraci".Pictograph of SealThe following is an enlarged pictograph of said seal: ______________________________________________________________1                                                             2                                                             3          COPY OF Pictograph of Seal                         4          MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:                              5          NYS LEGISLATIVE BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION           6          CONTACT: LEGISLATIVE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM'S HELPLINE   7                                                             8                                                             9____________________________________________________________  2. The county clerk of New York county shall cause the design of  said   seal  (in  black and white) to be engraved upon metal. From time to time   he shall obtain and make available, and keep in good order and repair as   many of such engraved metal seals as may be  necessary  for  the  proper   performance  of the duties of his office and of the duties of the clerks   and officers in the supreme court authorized to use said seal.  All  the   expense  incurred  by  the county clerk incident to said seal shall be a   county charge against the county of New York.3. Such seal shall be used and affixed only: (a) by the  county  clerk   of New York county or by any deputy or clerk duly authorized by him; and   (b)  by any justice of the supreme court resident in New York county, or   by any clerk or officer duly authorized by said justice.4. The use of said seal or of any replica or  simulation  thereof,  in   form  or  substance,  by  any  unauthorized  person  or for any wrongful   purpose, is prohibited. Any  violation  of  this  prohibition  shall  be   deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.