In re an Application for a Certificate of Relief from Civil Disabilities by C. P. Ward, Inc.

*58OPINION OF THE COURT

Patricia D. Marks, J.

This is a decision on an application for a certificate of relief from civil disabilities by a corporate defendant who sustained a conviction in Federal court and now seeks relief in State court. The issue in this case is whether this court has authority to issue such a certificate of relief from civil disabilities pursuant to the Correction Law.

The facts are as follows: C.P. Ward, Inc., is a domestic corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of New York State. On January 20, 1999, C. P. Ward, Inc., pleaded guilty to a violation of the…