NY State Bill 2019-A4076B

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Feb 11, 2020	print number 4076b
Feb 11, 2020	amend and recommit to governmental operations
Jan 08, 2020	referred to governmental operations
May 20, 2019	print number 4076a
May 20, 2019	amend and recommit to governmental operations
Feb 01, 2019	referred to governmental operations

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2019-A4076 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4352
Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §137-a, amd §136, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A399, S1780

2019-A4076 - Summary

Relates to providing for electronic notarization; authorizes the use of video and audio conference technology in identifying individuals for electronic notarization.

2019-A4076 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4076
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  providing  for  elec-
   tronic notarization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  137-a
 to read as follows:
   §  137-A.  ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION. 1.   DEFINITIONS. (A) "ELECTRONIC"
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   (B)  "ELECTRONIC  DOCUMENT"  MEANS INFORMATION THAT IS CREATED, GENER-
 ATED, SENT, COMMUNICATED, RECEIVED OR STORED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
   (C) "ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT" MEANS AN OFFICIAL ACT BY A NOTARY PUBLIC
 ON OR INVOLVING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND USING MEANS AUTHORIZED BY THE
 SECRETARY OF STATE.
   (D) "ELECTRONIC NOTARY PUBLIC" OR "ELECTRONIC NOTARY" MEANS  A  NOTARY
 PUBLIC  WHO HAS REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE CAPABILITY OF
 PERFORMING ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS.
   (E) "ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE  STATE  TECHNOLOGY
 LAW.
   (F)  "ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY" MEANS THE PORTION OF
 A NOTARIZED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT THAT IS COMPLETED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC AND
 CONTAINS THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE  AND  ALL  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (G)  "NOTARY  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE"  MEANS  THOSE FORMS OF ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE  AS  AN
 ACCEPTABLE  MEANS  FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOTARY TO AFFIX THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S
 OFFICIAL SIGNATURE TO AN ELECTRONIC RECORD THAT IS BEING NOTARIZED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01369-01-9

 A. 4076                             2
 
   2. IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT SIGNERS.   (A)  THE  METHODS  FOR  IDENTIFYING
 DOCUMENT SIGNERS FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION SHALL BE THE SAME AS THE
 METHODS  REQUIRED  FOR A PAPER-BASED NOTARIZATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IN
 THE CASE OF AN ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION, SUCH METHODS  MAY  BE  BASED  ON
 VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:
   (I)  THE  PERSONS  COMMUNICATING SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY SEE AND SPEAK TO
 ONE ANOTHER;
   (II) THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SHALL BE IN LIVE, REAL TIME;
   (III) THE  SIGNAL  TRANSMISSION  SHALL  BE  SECURE  FROM  INTERCEPTION
 THROUGH LAWFUL MEANS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PERSONS COMMUNICATING; AND
   (IV)  THE  TECHNOLOGY  SHALL PERMIT THE NOTARY TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND
 IDENTIFY THE DOCUMENT SIGNER AT THE TIME OF THE NOTARIAL  ACT,  PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH IDENTIFICATION IS CONFIRMED BY:
   (A) PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE;
   (B)  AN  ANTECEDENT  IN-PERSON IDENTITY PROOFING PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BRIDGE  CERTIFICATION  AUTHORITY;
 OR
   (C)  A  VALID DIGITAL CERTIFICATE ACCESSED BY BIOMETRIC DATA OR BY USE
 OF  AN  INTEROPERABLE  PERSONAL  IDENTITY  VERIFICATION  CARD  THAT   IS
 DESIGNED,  ISSUED,  AND  MANAGED  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS
 PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL  INSTITUTE  OF  STANDARDS  AND  TECHNOLOGY  IN
 FEDERAL  INFORMATION  PROCESSING  STANDARDS PUBLICATION 201-1, "PERSONAL
 IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND  CONTRACTORS",  AND
 SUPPLEMENTS  THERETO  OR REVISIONS THEREOF, INCLUDING THE SPECIFICATIONS
 PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL IN "PERSONAL
 IDENTITY VERIFICATION INTEROPERABILITY FOR NON-FEDERAL ISSUERS".
   (B) IF VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED  TO  ASCER-
 TAIN  A  DOCUMENT  SIGNER'S IDENTITY, THE ELECTRONIC NOTARY SHALL KEEP A
 COPY OF THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE AND  A  NOTATION
 OF  THE  TYPE  OF  ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION USED. THE RECORDING SHALL BE
 MAINTAINED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE  OF  TRANS-
 ACTION.
   3.  REGISTRATION  REQUIREMENTS.  (A)  BEFORE PERFORMING ANY ELECTRONIC
 NOTARIAL ACT OR ACTS, A NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL REGISTER THE  CAPABILITY  TO
 NOTARIZE ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED
 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
   (B) IN REGISTERING THE CAPABILITY TO PERFORM ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS,
 THE  NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE SECRE-
 TARY OF STATE, NOTARY PROCESSING UNIT:
   (I) THE APPLICANT'S NAME AS CURRENTLY COMMISSIONED AND COMPLETE  MAIL-
 ING ADDRESS;
   (II)  THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S COMMISSION AND SIGNA-
 TURE OF THE COMMISSIONED NOTARY PUBLIC;
   (III) THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS;
   (IV) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY OR  TECHNOLOGIES  TO
 BE  USED  IN  ATTACHING  THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO THE
 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT; AND
   (V) AN EXEMPLAR OF THE NOTARY  PUBLIC'S  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE,  WHICH
 SHALL CONTAIN THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S NAME AND ANY NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS OR
 TECHNIQUES  THAT  ALLOW  THE  NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO BE
 READ.
   4. TYPES OF ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS. ANY NOTARIAL ACT  AUTHORIZED  BY
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE MAY BE PERFORMED ELEC-
 TRONICALLY AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION IF UNDER  APPLICABLE  LAW  THAT
 DOCUMENT MAY BE SIGNED WITH AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.

 A. 4076                             3
 
   5. FORM AND MANNER OF PERFORMING THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT. (A) WHEN
 PERFORMING  AN  ELECTRONIC  NOTARIAL ACT, A NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL APPLY AN
 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, WHICH SHALL BE ATTACHED TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED
 WITH THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SUCH THAT REMOVAL  OR  ALTERATION  OF  SUCH
 ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  IS  DETECTABLE AND WILL RENDER EVIDENCE OF ALTER-
 ATION OF THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE NOTARY SIGNATURE WHICH MAY  INVALI-
 DATE THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT.
   (B)  THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IS DEEMED TO BE RELIABLE
 IF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: (I) IT IS UNIQUE  TO  THE  NOTARY
 PUBLIC;
   (II) IT IS CAPABLE OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION;
   (III) IT IS RETAINED UNDER THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S SOLE CONTROL;
   (IV)  IT  IS  ATTACHED  TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC
 DOCUMENT; AND
   (V) IT IS LINKED TO THE DATA IN SUCH  A  MANNER  THAT  ANY  SUBSEQUENT
 ALTERATIONS TO THE UNDERLYING DOCUMENT ARE DETECTABLE AND MAY INVALIDATE
 THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT.
   (C)  THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS.
   (D) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH  STANDARDS,
 PROCEDURES,  PRACTICES, FORMS, AND RECORDS RELATING TO A NOTARY PUBLIC'S
 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. THE NOTARY  PUBLIC'S  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  SHALL
 CONFORM TO ANY STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY.
   6.  CHANGE  OF E-MAIL ADDRESS. WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CHANGE OF AN
 ELECTRONIC NOTARY PUBLIC'S E-MAIL ADDRESS, THE NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL ELEC-
 TRONICALLY TRANSMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE A NOTICE  OF  THE  CHANGE,
 SIGNED WITH THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
   §  2.  Section  136  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. FOR ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL  SERVICES,  EXCEPT  WHERE  ANOTHER  FEE  IS
 SPECIFICALLY  PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE, A FEE NOT IN EXCESS OF THOSE SPECI-
 FIED WITHIN THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
 such effective date.

2019-A4076A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4352
Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §137-a, amd §136, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A399, S1780

2019-A4076A - Summary

Relates to providing for electronic notarization; authorizes the use of video and audio conference technology in identifying individuals for electronic notarization.

2019-A4076A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4076--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to providing for elec-
   tronic notarization

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 137-a
 to read as follows:
   § 137-A. ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION. 1.   DEFINITIONS.  (A)  "ELECTRONIC"
 SHALL  HAVE  THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   (B) "ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT" MEANS INFORMATION THAT  IS  CREATED,  GENER-
 ATED, SENT, COMMUNICATED, RECEIVED OR STORED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
   (C) "ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT" MEANS AN OFFICIAL ACT BY A NOTARY PUBLIC
 ON OR INVOLVING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND USING MEANS AUTHORIZED BY THE
 SECRETARY OF STATE.
   (D)  "ELECTRONIC  NOTARY PUBLIC" OR "ELECTRONIC NOTARY" MEANS A NOTARY
 PUBLIC WHO HAS REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE CAPABILITY  OF
 PERFORMING ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS.
   (E) "ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN
 SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY
 LAW.
   (F) "ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY" MEANS THE PORTION  OF
 A NOTARIZED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT THAT IS COMPLETED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC AND
 CONTAINS  THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND ALL INFORMATION
 REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (G) "NOTARY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE"  MEANS  THOSE  FORMS  OF  ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE,  WHICH  HAVE  BEEN  APPROVED  BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AN
 ACCEPTABLE MEANS FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOTARY TO AFFIX THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S
 OFFICIAL SIGNATURE TO AN ELECTRONIC RECORD THAT IS BEING NOTARIZED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01369-02-9

 A. 4076--A                          2
 
   2.  IDENTIFYING  DOCUMENT  SIGNERS.    (A) THE METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING
 DOCUMENT SIGNERS FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION SHALL BE THE SAME AS THE
 METHODS REQUIRED FOR A PAPER-BASED NOTARIZATION; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  IN
 THE  CASE  OF  AN  ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION, SUCH METHODS MAY BE BASED ON
 VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:
   (I)  THE  PERSONS  COMMUNICATING SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY SEE AND SPEAK TO
 ONE ANOTHER;
   (II) THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SHALL BE IN LIVE, REAL TIME;
   (III) THE  SIGNAL  TRANSMISSION  SHALL  BE  SECURE  FROM  INTERCEPTION
 THROUGH LAWFUL MEANS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PERSONS COMMUNICATING; AND
   (IV)  THE  TECHNOLOGY  SHALL PERMIT THE NOTARY TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND
 IDENTIFY THE DOCUMENT SIGNER AT THE TIME OF THE NOTARIAL  ACT,  PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH IDENTIFICATION IS CONFIRMED BY:
   (A) PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE;
   (B)  AN  ANTECEDENT  IN-PERSON IDENTITY PROOFING PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BRIDGE  CERTIFICATION  AUTHORITY;
 OR
   (C)  A  VALID DIGITAL CERTIFICATE ACCESSED BY BIOMETRIC DATA OR BY USE
 OF  AN  INTEROPERABLE  PERSONAL  IDENTITY  VERIFICATION  CARD  THAT   IS
 DESIGNED,  ISSUED,  AND  MANAGED  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS
 PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL  INSTITUTE  OF  STANDARDS  AND  TECHNOLOGY  IN
 FEDERAL  INFORMATION  PROCESSING  STANDARDS PUBLICATION 201-1, "PERSONAL
 IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND  CONTRACTORS",  AND
 SUPPLEMENTS  THERETO  OR REVISIONS THEREOF, INCLUDING THE SPECIFICATIONS
 PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL IN "PERSONAL
 IDENTITY VERIFICATION INTEROPERABILITY FOR NON-FEDERAL ISSUERS".
   (B) IF VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED  TO  ASCER-
 TAIN  A  DOCUMENT  SIGNER'S IDENTITY, THE ELECTRONIC NOTARY SHALL KEEP A
 COPY OF THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE AND  A  NOTATION
 OF  THE  TYPE  OF  ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION USED. THE RECORDING SHALL BE
 MAINTAINED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TEN YEARS FROM THE  DATE  OF  TRANS-
 ACTION.
   (C)  IN ADDITION TO THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, IDENTITY MAY BE VERIFIED BY:  (I)  THE  REMOTE  ONLINE
 NOTARY PUBLIC'S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSON CREATING THE ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE; OR
   (II)  EACH  OF  THE  FOLLOWING:  (A) REMOTE PRESENTATION BY THE PERSON
 CREATING THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED  IDENTIFICATION
 CREDENTIAL,  INCLUDING A PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE, THAT CONTAINS THE
 SIGNATURE AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON; (B) CREDENTIAL  ANALYSIS;  AND
 (C) IDENTITY PROOFING.
   (D)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION: (I) "CREDENTIAL ANALYSIS" MEANS
 A PROCESS OR SERVICE THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE  SECRE-
 TARY  OF  STATE  THROUGH  WHICH A THIRD PERSON AFFIRMS THE VALIDITY OF A
 GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL THROUGH REVIEW OF PUBLIC AND
 PROPRIETARY DATA SOURCES; AND
   (II) "IDENTITY PROOFING" MEANS A PROCESS OR SERVICE OPERATING  ACCORD-
 ING  TO  STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THROUGH WHICH A
 THIRD PERSON AFFIRMS THE IDENTITY OF AN  INDIVIDUAL:  (A)  BY  MEANS  OF
 DYNAMIC  KNOWLEDGE  BASED  AUTHENTICATION  SUCH  AS A REVIEW OF PERSONAL
 INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC OR PROPRIETARY DATA SOURCES; OR (B) BY MEANS  OF
 ANALYSIS  OF BIOMETRIC DATA SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACIAL RECOGNI-
 TION, VOICEPRINT ANALYSIS, OR FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS.
   3. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. (A)  BEFORE  PERFORMING  ANY  ELECTRONIC
 NOTARIAL  ACT  OR ACTS, A NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL REGISTER THE CAPABILITY TO

 A. 4076--A                          3
 
 NOTARIZE ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED
 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
   (B) IN REGISTERING THE CAPABILITY TO PERFORM ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS,
 THE  NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE SECRE-
 TARY OF STATE, NOTARY PROCESSING UNIT:
   (I) THE APPLICANT'S NAME AS CURRENTLY COMMISSIONED AND COMPLETE  MAIL-
 ING ADDRESS;
   (II)  THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S COMMISSION AND SIGNA-
 TURE OF THE COMMISSIONED NOTARY PUBLIC;
   (III) THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS;
   (IV) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY OR  TECHNOLOGIES  TO
 BE  USED  IN  ATTACHING  THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO THE
 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT; AND
   (V) AN EXEMPLAR OF THE NOTARY  PUBLIC'S  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE,  WHICH
 SHALL CONTAIN THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S NAME AND ANY NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS OR
 TECHNIQUES  THAT  ALLOW  THE  NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO BE
 READ.
   4. TYPES OF ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS. ANY NOTARIAL ACT  AUTHORIZED  BY
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE MAY BE PERFORMED ELEC-
 TRONICALLY AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION IF UNDER  APPLICABLE  LAW  THAT
 DOCUMENT MAY BE SIGNED WITH AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
   5. FORM AND MANNER OF PERFORMING THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT. (A) WHEN
 PERFORMING  AN  ELECTRONIC  NOTARIAL ACT, A NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL APPLY AN
 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, WHICH SHALL BE ATTACHED TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED
 WITH THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SUCH THAT REMOVAL  OR  ALTERATION  OF  SUCH
 ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  IS  DETECTABLE AND WILL RENDER EVIDENCE OF ALTER-
 ATION OF THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE NOTARY SIGNATURE WHICH MAY  INVALI-
 DATE THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT.
   (B)  THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IS DEEMED TO BE RELIABLE
 IF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: (I) IT IS UNIQUE  TO  THE  NOTARY
 PUBLIC;
   (II) IT IS CAPABLE OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION;
   (III) IT IS RETAINED UNDER THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S SOLE CONTROL;
   (IV)  IT  IS  ATTACHED  TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC
 DOCUMENT; AND
   (V) IT IS LINKED TO THE DATA IN SUCH  A  MANNER  THAT  ANY  SUBSEQUENT
 ALTERATIONS TO THE UNDERLYING DOCUMENT ARE DETECTABLE AND MAY INVALIDATE
 THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT.
   (C)  THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS.
   (D) THE REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE FOR AN ELECTRONIC  NOTARIAL
 ACT SHALL STATE THAT THE PERSON MAKING THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR MAKING THE
 OATH APPEARED REMOTELY ONLINE.
   (E)  THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS,
 PROCEDURES, PRACTICES, FORMS, AND RECORDS RELATING TO A NOTARY  PUBLIC'S
 ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE.  THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SHALL
 CONFORM TO ANY STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY.
   6.  RECORDING OF AN ELECTRONIC RECORD. (A) IF  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY
 LAW  AS  A  CONDITION FOR RECORDING THAT A DOCUMENT BE AN ORIGINAL DOCU-
 MENT, PRINTED ON PAPER OR ANOTHER TANGIBLE MEDIUM, OR BE IN WRITING, THE
 REQUIREMENT IS SATISFIED BY PAPER COPY  OF  AN  ELECTRONIC  RECORD  THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  IF OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW AS A CONDITION FOR RECORDING, THAT A
 DOCUMENT BE SIGNED, THE REQUIREMENT IS SATISFIED BY AN ELECTRONIC SIGNA-
 TURE.

 A. 4076--A                          4
 
   (C) A REQUIREMENT THAT A DOCUMENT OR A  SIGNATURE  ASSOCIATED  WITH  A
 DOCUMENT  BE NOTARIZED, ACKNOWLEDGED, VERIFIED, WITNESSED, OR MADE UNDER
 OATH IS SATISFIED IF THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF THE  PERSON  AUTHORIZED
 TO  PERFORM THAT ACT, AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED,
 IS ATTACHED TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOCUMENT OR SIGNATURE. A
 PHYSICAL  OR  ELECTRONIC  IMAGE OF A STAMP, IMPRESSION, OR SEAL NEED NOT
 ACCOMPANY AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IF THE NOTARY HAS  ATTACHED  AN  ELEC-
 TRONIC NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   7.   CHANGE OF E-MAIL ADDRESS. WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CHANGE OF AN
 ELECTRONIC NOTARY PUBLIC'S E-MAIL ADDRESS, THE NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL ELEC-
 TRONICALLY TRANSMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE A NOTICE  OF  THE  CHANGE,
 SIGNED WITH THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
   §  2.  Section  136  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. FOR ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL  SERVICES,  EXCEPT  WHERE  ANOTHER  FEE  IS
 SPECIFICALLY  PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE, A FEE NOT IN EXCESS OF THOSE SPECI-
 FIED WITHIN THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
 such effective date.

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2019-A4076B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4352
Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §137-a, amd §136, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A399, S1780

2019-A4076B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing for electronic notarization; authorizes the use of video and audio conference technology in identifying individuals for electronic notarization.

2019-A4076B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4076--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in  accordance
   with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  providing  for  elec-
   tronic notarization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  137-a
 to read as follows:
   §  137-A.  ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION. 1.   DEFINITIONS. (A) "ELECTRONIC"
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   (B)  "ELECTRONIC  DOCUMENT"  MEANS INFORMATION THAT IS CREATED, GENER-
 ATED, SENT, COMMUNICATED, RECEIVED OR STORED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
   (C) "ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT" MEANS AN OFFICIAL ACT BY A NOTARY PUBLIC
 ON OR INVOLVING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND USING MEANS AUTHORIZED BY THE
 SECRETARY OF STATE.
   (D) "ELECTRONIC NOTARY PUBLIC" OR "ELECTRONIC NOTARY" MEANS  A  NOTARY
 PUBLIC  WHO HAS REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE CAPABILITY OF
 PERFORMING ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS.
   (E) "ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE  STATE  TECHNOLOGY
 LAW.
   (F)  "ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY" MEANS THE PORTION OF
 A NOTARIZED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT THAT IS COMPLETED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC AND
 CONTAINS THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE  AND  ALL  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01369-04-0

 A. 4076--B                          2
 
   (G)  "NOTARY  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE"  MEANS  THOSE FORMS OF ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE  AS  AN
 ACCEPTABLE  MEANS  FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOTARY TO AFFIX THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S
 OFFICIAL SIGNATURE TO AN ELECTRONIC RECORD THAT IS BEING NOTARIZED.
   2.  IDENTIFYING  DOCUMENT  SIGNERS.    (A) THE METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING
 DOCUMENT SIGNERS FOR AN ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION SHALL BE THE SAME AS THE
 METHODS REQUIRED FOR A PAPER-BASED NOTARIZATION; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  IN
 THE  CASE  OF  AN  ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION, SUCH METHODS MAY BE BASED ON
 VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:
   (I) THE PERSONS COMMUNICATING SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY SEE  AND  SPEAK  TO
 ONE ANOTHER;
   (II) THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SHALL BE IN LIVE, REAL TIME;
   (III)  THE  SIGNAL  TRANSMISSION  SHALL  BE  SECURE  FROM INTERCEPTION
 THROUGH LAWFUL MEANS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PERSONS COMMUNICATING; AND
   (IV) THE TECHNOLOGY SHALL PERMIT THE NOTARY TO  COMMUNICATE  WITH  AND
 IDENTIFY  THE  DOCUMENT SIGNER AT THE TIME OF THE NOTARIAL ACT, PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH IDENTIFICATION IS CONFIRMED BY:
   (A) PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE;
   (B) AN ANTECEDENT IN-PERSON IDENTITY PROOFING  PROCESS  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  THE  SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BRIDGE CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY;
 OR
   (C) A VALID DIGITAL CERTIFICATE ACCESSED BY BIOMETRIC DATA OR  BY  USE
 OF   AN  INTEROPERABLE  PERSONAL  IDENTITY  VERIFICATION  CARD  THAT  IS
 DESIGNED, ISSUED, AND MANAGED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  SPECIFICATIONS
 PUBLISHED  BY  THE  NATIONAL  INSTITUTE  OF  STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY IN
 FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS  PUBLICATION  201-1,  "PERSONAL
 IDENTITY  VERIFICATION  (PIV) OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS", AND
 SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REVISIONS THEREOF, INCLUDING  THE  SPECIFICATIONS
 PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL IN "PERSONAL
 IDENTITY VERIFICATION INTEROPERABILITY FOR NON-FEDERAL ISSUERS".
   (B)  IF  VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED TO ASCER-
 TAIN A DOCUMENT SIGNER'S IDENTITY, THE ELECTRONIC NOTARY  SHALL  KEEP  A
 COPY  OF  THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE AND A NOTATION
 OF THE TYPE OF ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION USED.  THE  RECORDING  SHALL  BE
 MAINTAINED  FOR  A  PERIOD OF AT LEAST TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF TRANS-
 ACTION.
   (C) IN ADDITION TO THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B)  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION,  IDENTITY  MAY  BE VERIFIED BY: (I) THE REMOTE ONLINE
 NOTARY PUBLIC'S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSON CREATING THE ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE; OR
   (II) EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: (A)  REMOTE  PRESENTATION  BY  THE  PERSON
 CREATING  THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION
 CREDENTIAL, INCLUDING A PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE, THAT CONTAINS  THE
 SIGNATURE  AND  A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON; (B) CREDENTIAL ANALYSIS; AND
 (C) IDENTITY PROOFING.
   (D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION: (I) "CREDENTIAL ANALYSIS"  MEANS
 A  PROCESS OR SERVICE THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRE-
 TARY OF STATE THROUGH WHICH A THIRD PERSON AFFIRMS  THE  VALIDITY  OF  A
 GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL THROUGH REVIEW OF PUBLIC AND
 PROPRIETARY DATA SOURCES; AND
   (II)  "IDENTITY PROOFING" MEANS A PROCESS OR SERVICE OPERATING ACCORD-
 ING TO STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THROUGH  WHICH  A
 THIRD  PERSON  AFFIRMS  THE  IDENTITY  OF AN INDIVIDUAL: (A) BY MEANS OF
 DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGE BASED AUTHENTICATION SUCH  AS  A  REVIEW  OF  PERSONAL
 INFORMATION  FROM PUBLIC OR PROPRIETARY DATA SOURCES; OR (B) BY MEANS OF

 A. 4076--B                          3
 
 ANALYSIS OF BIOMETRIC DATA SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACIAL  RECOGNI-
 TION, VOICEPRINT ANALYSIS, OR FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS.
   3.  REGISTRATION  REQUIREMENTS.  (A)  BEFORE PERFORMING ANY ELECTRONIC
 NOTARIAL ACT OR ACTS, A NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL REGISTER THE  CAPABILITY  TO
 NOTARIZE ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED
 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
   (B) IN REGISTERING THE CAPABILITY TO PERFORM ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS,
 THE  NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE SECRE-
 TARY OF STATE, NOTARY PROCESSING UNIT:
   (I) THE APPLICANT'S NAME AS CURRENTLY COMMISSIONED AND COMPLETE  MAIL-
 ING ADDRESS;
   (II)  THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S COMMISSION AND SIGNA-
 TURE OF THE COMMISSIONED NOTARY PUBLIC;
   (III) THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS;
   (IV) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY OR  TECHNOLOGIES  TO
 BE  USED  IN  ATTACHING  THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO THE
 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT; AND
   (V) AN EXEMPLAR OF THE NOTARY  PUBLIC'S  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE,  WHICH
 SHALL CONTAIN THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S NAME AND ANY NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS OR
 TECHNIQUES  THAT  ALLOW  THE  NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO BE
 READ.
   4. TYPES OF ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS. ANY NOTARIAL ACT  AUTHORIZED  BY
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE MAY BE PERFORMED ELEC-
 TRONICALLY AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION IF UNDER  APPLICABLE  LAW  THAT
 DOCUMENT MAY BE SIGNED WITH AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
   5. FORM AND MANNER OF PERFORMING THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT. (A) WHEN
 PERFORMING  AN  ELECTRONIC  NOTARIAL ACT, A NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL APPLY AN
 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, WHICH SHALL BE ATTACHED TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED
 WITH THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SUCH THAT REMOVAL  OR  ALTERATION  OF  SUCH
 ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  IS  DETECTABLE AND WILL RENDER EVIDENCE OF ALTER-
 ATION OF THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE NOTARY SIGNATURE WHICH MAY  INVALI-
 DATE THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT.
   (B)  THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IS DEEMED TO BE RELIABLE
 IF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: (I) IT IS UNIQUE  TO  THE  NOTARY
 PUBLIC;
   (II) IT IS CAPABLE OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION;
   (III) IT IS RETAINED UNDER THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S SOLE CONTROL;
   (IV)  IT  IS  ATTACHED  TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC
 DOCUMENT; AND
   (V) IT IS LINKED TO THE DATA IN SUCH  A  MANNER  THAT  ANY  SUBSEQUENT
 ALTERATIONS TO THE UNDERLYING DOCUMENT ARE DETECTABLE AND MAY INVALIDATE
 THE ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACT.
   (C)  THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS.
   (D) THE REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE FOR AN ELECTRONIC  NOTARIAL
 ACT SHALL STATE THAT THE PERSON MAKING THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR MAKING THE
 OATH APPEARED REMOTELY ONLINE.
   (E)  THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS,
 PROCEDURES, PRACTICES, FORMS, AND RECORDS RELATING TO A NOTARY  PUBLIC'S
 ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE.  THE  NOTARY  PUBLIC'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SHALL
 CONFORM TO ANY STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY.
   6.  RECORDING OF AN ELECTRONIC RECORD. (A) IF  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY
 LAW  AS  A  CONDITION FOR RECORDING THAT A DOCUMENT BE AN ORIGINAL DOCU-
 MENT, PRINTED ON PAPER OR ANOTHER TANGIBLE MEDIUM, OR BE IN WRITING, THE
 REQUIREMENT IS SATISFIED BY PAPER COPY  OF  AN  ELECTRONIC  RECORD  THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

 A. 4076--B                          4
 
   (B)  IF OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW AS A CONDITION FOR RECORDING, THAT A
 DOCUMENT BE SIGNED, THE REQUIREMENT IS SATISFIED BY AN ELECTRONIC SIGNA-
 TURE.
   (C)  A  REQUIREMENT  THAT  A DOCUMENT OR A SIGNATURE ASSOCIATED WITH A
 DOCUMENT BE NOTARIZED, ACKNOWLEDGED, VERIFIED, WITNESSED, OR MADE  UNDER
 OATH  IS  SATISFIED IF THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON AUTHORIZED
 TO PERFORM THAT ACT, AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE  INCLUDED,
 IS ATTACHED TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOCUMENT OR SIGNATURE. A
 PHYSICAL  OR  ELECTRONIC  IMAGE OF A STAMP, IMPRESSION, OR SEAL NEED NOT
 ACCOMPANY AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IF THE NOTARY HAS  ATTACHED  AN  ELEC-
 TRONIC NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   7.   CHANGE OF E-MAIL ADDRESS. WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CHANGE OF AN
 ELECTRONIC NOTARY PUBLIC'S E-MAIL ADDRESS, THE NOTARY PUBLIC SHALL ELEC-
 TRONICALLY TRANSMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE A NOTICE  OF  THE  CHANGE,
 SIGNED WITH THE NOTARY PUBLIC'S OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
   §  2.  Section  136 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 143 of
 the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   § 136. Notarial fees. A  notary  public  shall  be  entitled  to  [the
 following] fees[:
   1.  For  administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same
 when required, except where another fee is  specifically  prescribed  by
 statute, two 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], INCLUDING FOR ELECTRONIC NOTARIAL SERVICES, AS  AUTHORIZED  BY
 THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on  its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
 such effective date.

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