S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 23, 2013
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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-
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 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03791-01-3