Bill Text: NY A05509 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5509 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to increasing the fees certain notaries public shall be entitled to from two dollars to five dollars.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A05509 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05509-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5509
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 9, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- 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:
     1    Section 1. Section 136 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 143
     2  of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 136. Notarial fees. A notary public shall be entitled to the follow-
     4  ing fees:
     5    1.  For  administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same
     6  when required, except where another fee is  specifically  prescribed  by
     7  statute, [two] five dollars.
     8    2.  For taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution
     9  of a written instrument, by one person, [two] five dollars, and by  each
    10  additional  person, [two] five dollars, for swearing each witness there-
    11  to, [two] five dollars.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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