N.Y. Executive Law Section 133
Certification of notarial signatures


The county clerk of a county in whose office any notary public has qualified or has filed their autograph signature and a certificate of official character, shall, when so requested and upon payment of a fee of three dollars, affix to any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by such notary anywhere in the state of New York, a certificate under their hand and seal, stating that a commission or a certificate of official character of such notary with their autograph signature has been filed in the county clerk’s office, and that the county clerk was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment or oath duly authorized to take the same; that the county clerk is well acquainted with the handwriting of such notary public or has compared the signature on the certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath with the autograph signature deposited in their office by such notary public and believes that the signature is genuine. An instrument with such certificate of authentication of the county clerk affixed thereto shall be entitled to be read in evidence or to be recorded in any of the counties of this state in respect to which a certificate of a county clerk may be necessary for either purpose. In addition to the foregoing powers, a county clerk of a county in whose office a notary public has qualified may certify the signature of an electronic notary public, registered with the secretary of state pursuant to § 135-C (Electronic notarization)section one hundred thirty-five-c of this article, provided such county clerk has received from the secretary of state, an exemplar of the notary public’s registered electronic signature.

Source: Section 133 — Certification of notarial signatures, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/133 (updated Jul. 7, 2023; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Department of state
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Rules
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Deputies
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Custody of records
93‑A
Examination of reports
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Commission on ethics and lobbying in government
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Consumer protection division
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Office for new Americans
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New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission
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Legislative manual
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Fees and refunds
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Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial code
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Completing unfinished papers
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Affirmation in lieu of oath
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Copies of amendments to rules for admission of attorneys
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Central state registry of security guards
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Central state registry of armored car guards
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Information on state agencies pertaining to persons subjected to section seventy-three-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-m...
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Business entity database
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Accessibility, rules and regulations
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Legislative notification of the proposed adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of agency rules
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Filing and publication of codes, rules and regulations
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Future editions and supplements of official compilations
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Departmental cooperation
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Departmental cooperation regarding water quality
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Changes in codes, rules or regulations
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Proof of codes, rules and regulations
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Internet access to the New York code, rules and regulations
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Intergovernmental agreements
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Address confidentiality program
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Registration of certain service providers
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Administration of certain monies
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Appointment of notaries public
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Procedure of appointment
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Certificates of official character of notaries public
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Certification of notarial signatures
134
Signature and seal of county clerk
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Powers and duties
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Notary public or commissioner of deeds
135‑B
Advertising by notaries public
135‑C
Electronic notarization
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Notarial fees
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Statement as to authority of notaries public
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Powers of notaries public or other officers who are stockholders, directors, officers or employees of a corporation
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Commissioners of deeds within the state
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Commissioners of deeds in the city of New York
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Commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries
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Powers of such commissioners
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Validity of acts of notaries public and commissioners of deeds notwithstanding certain defects
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Fees of such commissioners
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Saving clause
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Eligible professions for the purchase, sale, and use of body armor

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Jul. 7, 2023

§ 133’s source at nysenate​.gov

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