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Assembly Bill A4124A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring all banking organizations to have a notary public available during business hours

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Bill Amendments

2023-A4124 - Details

Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-q, Bank L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A969

2023-A4124 - Summary

Requires all banking organizations to have a notary public available during business hours; permits banking organizations to charge a fee for such service.

2023-A4124 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4124
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Banks
 
 AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring all banks  and
   credit unions to have a notary public available during business hours
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section  6-q  to
 read as follows:
   §  6-Q.  NOTARY PUBLICS; REQUIRED. EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION AND EVERY
 CREDIT UNION SHALL HAVE A PERSON QUALIFIED AS A NOTARY  PUBLIC  IN  THIS
 STATE  ON  STAFF  AND AVAILABLE ON THE PREMISES OF EACH FACILITY OF SUCH
 BANK OR CREDIT UNION DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. SUCH BANKING  ORGAN-
 IZATION  AND CREDIT UNION SHALL HAVE THE OPTION TO CHARGE A NOMINAL FEE,
 NOT TO EXCEED ANY FEE  ESTABLISHED  IN  LAW,  FOR  ANY  NOTARY  SERVICES
 PROVIDED.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08688-01-3

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2023-A4124A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-q, Bank L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A969

2023-A4124A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all banking organizations to have a notary public available during business hours; permits banking organizations to charge a fee for such service.

2023-A4124A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4124--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Banks -- recommitted to the Committee on Banks in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to  requiring  all  banking
   organizations to have a notary public available during business hours
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section  6-q  to
 read as follows:
   § 6-Q. NOTARY PUBLICS; REQUIRED. EVERY BANKING ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE
 A  PERSON QUALIFIED AS A NOTARY PUBLIC IN THIS STATE ON STAFF AND AVAIL-
 ABLE ON THE PREMISES OF  EACH  FACILITY  OF  SUCH  BANKING  ORGANIZATION
 DURING  REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. SUCH BANKING ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE THE
 OPTION TO CHARGE A NOMINAL FEE, NOT TO EXCEED  ANY  FEE  ESTABLISHED  IN
 LAW, FOR ANY NOTARY SERVICES PROVIDED.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08688-02-4

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