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Senate Bill S1399

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases the fees notaries public are entitled to from two to five dollars

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2013-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1788
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง136, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3378, A6925
2011-2012: S1600, A1583

2013-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the fees certain notaries public are entitled to receive.

2013-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1399

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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  increasing  the  fees
  certain notaries public shall be entitled to

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 136 of the  executive  law,
as  amended  by  chapter 143 of the laws of 1991, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. For administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying  the  same
when  required,  except  where another fee is specifically prescribed by
statute, two dollars; PROVIDED THAT, IN A CITY HAVING  A  POPULATION  IN
EXCESS  OF  ONE  MILLION  PEOPLE,  THE  FEE FOR ADMINISTERING AN OATH OR
AFFIRMATION, AND CERTIFYING THE SAME WHEN REQUIRED, EXCEPT WHERE ANOTHER
FEE IS SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE, FIVE DOLLARS.
  2. For taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of  execution
of  a  written instrument, by one person, two dollars, and by each addi-
tional person, two dollars,  for  swearing  each  witness  thereto,  two
dollars;  PROVIDED  THAT, IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE
MILLION PEOPLE, THE FEE FOR TAKING AND CERTIFYING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT  OR
PROOF OF EXECUTION OF A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT, BY ONE PERSON, FIVE DOLLARS,
AND  BY  EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON, FIVE DOLLARS, FOR SWEARING EACH WITNESS
THERETO, FIVE DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02033-01-3

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