Assembly Bill A6020

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires secretary of state and county clerks to accept payment for notary public appointment or reappointment fees in form of cash, money order or checks

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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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2009-A6020 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6903
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131, Exec L

2009-A6020 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the secretary or state and county clerks to accept payment for any fee relating to appointment or reappointment as a notary public in the form of cash, money order or by certified, company, bank or personal check; provides that the secretary of state and any county clerk may provide for accepting payment of any such fee due to him or her by credit or debit card, which may include payment through the internet.

2009-A6020 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6020

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of A. CAHILL, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, PHEF-
  FER, POWELL, RUSSELL, SCHIMMINGER, SEMINERIO,  WEISENBERG,  WRIGHT  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to notary public appoint-
  ment or reappointment fee payment methods

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 131 of the executive law, as
added by chapter 13 of the laws of 1992, is amended and a  new  subdivi-
sion 14 is added to read as follows:
  Procedure of appointment; fees and commissions; FEE PAYMENT METHODS.
  14.  THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND ANY COUNTY CLERK, SHALL ACCEPT PAYMENT
FOR ANY FEE RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT AS A NOTARY IN  THE
FORM OF CASH, MONEY ORDER, CERTIFIED CHECK, COMPANY CHECK, BANK CHECK OR
PERSONAL  CHECK. THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND ANY COUNTY CLERK MAY PROVIDE
FOR ACCEPTING PAYMENT OF ANY SUCH FEE DUE TO HIM OR  HER  BY  CREDIT  OR
DEBIT CARD, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PAYMENT THROUGH THE INTERNET.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the first day of the first month
beginning 180 days or more after it shall have become  a  law;  provided
that  the  secretary  of  state  and  each  county  clerk shall take any
actions, including the making of regulations,  reasonably  necessary  to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00793-01-9

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