N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 807

§ 807. Alternate means of authentication. Notwithstanding any other\nlaw, rule or regulation, each public retirement system as defined by\nsubdivision a of section eight hundred of this article is authorized to\npromulgate rules and regulations to provide for alternate means of\nauthentication in place of any requirement that a filing be duly\nexecuted and acknowledged and, consistent with the provisions of the\nstate technology law, to provide for the electronic filing of documents.\n