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Senate Bill S2753

2011-2012 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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2011-S2753 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3983
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง131, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2462, A4098
2013-2014: S4181, A6888
2015-2016: S1592, A1891
2017-2018: S4339

2011-S2753 (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.

2011-S2753 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2753 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2753                                                  A. 3983

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Ways and Means

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.
  S 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-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07672-01-1

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