Assembly Bill A1788

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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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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2013-A1788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1399
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §136, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6925, S3378
2011-2012: A1583, S1600

2013-A1788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the fees certain notaries public are entitled to receive.

2013-A1788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1788

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MILLMAN, MAISEL, STEVENSON, ROBERTS, RIVERA --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, MARKEY --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

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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