New York notaries, including attorney-notaries, may not solemnize marriages in a civil ceremony. However, a notary may issue a notarial copy certification in which the document custodian signs and swears to the authenticity of the original and facsimile document. birth certificate, marriage certificate, bankruptcy discharge, divorce decree, etc.) notably (as emphasized by official publications) they may not certify copies of documents (for instance, "I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy.," is beyond the authority of a New York notary). New York notaries may not issue certified copies of publicly recordable documents (i.e. Other powers include required attendance at the forced opening of an abandoned safe deposit box to observe the opening and conduct and provide a written inventory of the contents.
Notaries may also demand acceptance or payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange, promissory notes and obligations in writing. New York notaries are empowered to administer oaths and affirmations (including oaths of office), to take affidavits and depositions, to receive and certify acknowledgments or proofs (of execution) of deeds, mortgages and powers of attorney and other instruments in writing. The collateral consequences of certain criminal conduct may be relieved upon the issuance of a certificate of good conduct by the parole board or an executive pardon by the governor. The State Constitution prohibits (the) elected Sheriffs from holding any other office sheriffs may not be appointed notaries. These include a non-citizen, someone who has neither a residence nor a business in New York, a person convicted of certain felonies, a person removed from office as notary or commissioner of deeds, and a convicted draft dodger. Ĭertain persons cannot be commissioned as a notary public in New York. Since the passage of the Married women's property acts in the mid-19th century, a married woman can be a notary. A state legislator may also be a notary, without any conflict of interest. County clerk employees may be appointed a notary without submitting the customary fees however, the written examination is required. Someone who is a commissioner or inspector of elections may also be a notary. Attorneys at law with the exception of taking and passing the initial, written notary examination, must follow the same appointment and re-appointment process as non-lawyers lawyers are not automatically appointed as notaries because they are licensed as lawyers. Notaries public must be residents of the state or have an office or place of business in the state. 4 Notary Commission Appointment and Re-Appointment.
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