Senate Bill S4339

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Exempts certain public employees and court clerks from provisions of law requiring the payment of an application fee for appointment as a notary public

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4339 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2462
2011-2012: S2753
2013-2014: S4181
2015-2016: S1592

2017-S4339 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain public employees who in the course of their duties and responsibilities provide notary service to the public without receiving remuneration and court clerks of the unified court system from provisions of law requiring the payment of an application fee for appointment as a notary public.

2017-S4339 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4339 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4339
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  exempting  certain
   public  employees  and  court  clerks of the unified court system from
   provisions of law requiring the payment  of  an  application  fee  for
   appointment as a notary public
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  131  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  171  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The secretary of state shall receive a  non-refundable  application
 fee of sixty dollars from applicants for appointment, which fee shall be
 submitted  together  with  the application. No further fee shall be paid
 for the issuance of the commission. THIS FEE  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  (I)
 PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES WHO IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND RESPON-
 SIBILITIES PROVIDE NOTARY PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT  RECEIV-
 ING  REMUNERATION  AS  A  RESULT  THEREOF, OR (II) ANY EMPLOYEE WHO IS A
 COURT CLERK OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED  TO  SUCH
 POSITION  AFTER  TAKING  A  CIVIL SERVICE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION IN THE
 COURT CLERK SERIES OF TITLES.
   § 2. Subdivision 9 of section 131 of the executive law, as amended  by
 chapter 171 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  The county clerk shall receive a non-refundable application fee of
 sixty dollars from each applicant for reappointment, which fee shall  be
 submitted  together  with  the application. No further fee shall be paid
 for the issuance of the commission. THIS FEE  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  (I)
 PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES WHO IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND RESPON-
 SIBILITIES PROVIDE NOTARY PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT  RECEIV-
 ING  REMUNERATION  AS  A  RESULT  THEREOF, OR (II) ANY EMPLOYEE WHO IS A
 COURT CLERK OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED  TO  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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