Senate Bill S812

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property

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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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2019-S812 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5201
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §135-c, amd §136, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8058, A10425
2017-2018: S5756, A6246
2021-2022: S4292, A4277
2023-2024: A329

2019-S812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property.

2019-S812 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    812
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 the  requirements  for
   notaries public and commissioners of deeds relating to certain instru-
   ments affecting real property

   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  135-c
 to read as follows:
   §  135-C.  REQUIREMENTS  OF NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS
 RELATED TO CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS AFFECTING REAL PROPERTY.  1. THIS SECTION
 SHALL APPLY TO EVERY NOTARIAL ACT IN THE STATE INVOLVING A  DOCUMENT  OF
 CONVEYANCE  THAT TRANSFERS OR PURPORTS TO TRANSFER TITLE WITH RESPECT TO
 RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE STATE. IT SHALL ALSO  APPLY  TO
 COMMISSIONERS  OF  DEEDS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY
 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   A. "DOCUMENT OF CONVEYANCE"  SHALL  MEAN  A  WRITTEN  INSTRUMENT  THAT
 TRANSFERS  OR PURPORTS TO TRANSFER TITLE EFFECTING A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
 TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY, EXCLUDING:
   (I) COURT ORDERED OR COURT-AUTHORIZED  TRANSFER  OF  RESIDENTIAL  REAL
 PROPERTY  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO A TRANSFER BETWEEN SPOUSES OR
 FORMER SPOUSES AS A RESULT  OF  A  DECREE  OF  DIVORCE,  DISSOLUTION  OF
 MARRIAGE,  ANNULMENT,  OR  LEGAL  SEPARATION, OR AS A RESULT OF PROPERTY
 SETTLEMENT, OR AGREEMENT INCIDENTAL TO A DECREE OF DIVORCE,  DISSOLUTION
 OF MARRIAGE, ANNULMENT, OR LEGAL SEPARATION;
   (II)  A TRANSFER ORDER BY A PROBATE COURT DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF
 A DECEDENT'S ESTATE;
   (III) A JUDGMENT OF A FORECLOSURE AND SALE, OR A LEVY PURSUANT  TO  AN
 EXECUTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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