N.Y. Executive Law Section 137
Statement as to authority of notaries public

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Statutory References for Notary Seal Requirements

Texas Secretary of State, July 1, 2020

“The below list of U.S. states and territories indicates whether a notary public in that jurisdiction is required to validate notarial acts by affixing an official seal. The list also includes the source where the Texas secretary of state obtained the information…”
 
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In exercising powers pursuant to this article, a notary public, in addition to the venue of the act and signature of such notary public, shall print, typewrite, stamp, or affix by electronic means where performing an electronic notarial act in conformity with Executive Law § 135-C (Electronic notarization)section one hundred thirty-five-c of the executive law, beneath their signature in black ink, the notary public’s name, the words “Notary Public State of New York,” the name of the county in which such notary public originally qualified, and the expiration date of such notary public’s commission and, in addition, wherever required, a notary public shall also include the name of any county in which such notary public’s certificate of official character is filed, using the words “Certificate filed ........... County.” A notary public who is duly licensed as an attorney and counsellor at law in this state may substitute the words “Attorney and Counsellor at Law” for the words “Notary Public.” A notary public who has qualified or who has filed a certificate of official character in the office of the clerk in a county or counties within the city of New York must also affix to each instrument such notary public’s official number or numbers in black ink, as assigned by the clerk or clerks of such county or counties at the time such notary qualified in such county or counties and, if the instrument is to be recorded in an office of the register of the city of New York in any county within such city and the notary has been given a number or numbers by such register or his predecessors in any county or counties, when the notary public’s autographed signature and certificate are filed in such office or offices pursuant to this chapter, the notary public shall also affix such number or numbers. No official act of such notary public shall be held invalid on account of the failure to comply with these provisions. If any notary public shall willfully fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section, the notary public shall be subject to disciplinary action by the secretary of state. In all the courts within this state the certificate of a notary public, over the signature of the notary public, shall be received as presumptive evidence of the facts contained in such certificate; provided, that any person interested as a party to a suit may contradict, by other evidence, the certificate of a notary public.

Source: Section 137 — Statement as to authority of notaries public, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/137 (updated Mar. 4, 2022; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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Department of state 91
Rules 92
Deputies 93
Custody of records 93‑A
Examination of reports 94
Commission on ethics and lobbying in government 94‑A
Consumer protection division 94‑B
Office for new Americans 94‑D
New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission 95
Legislative manual 96
Fees and refunds 96‑A
Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial code 97
Completing unfinished papers 97‑A
Affirmation in lieu of oath 98
Copies of amendments to rules for admission of attorneys 99
Central state registry of security guards 100
Central state registry of armored car guards 100‑A
Information on state agencies pertaining to persons subjected to section seventy-three-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-m... 100‑B
Business entity database 101
Accessibility, rules and regulations 101‑A
Legislative notification of the proposed adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of agency rules 101‑B
Application by municipal corporations for the suspension of certain rules 102
Filing and publication of codes, rules and regulations 103
Future editions and supplements of official compilations 104
Departmental cooperation 104‑A
Departmental cooperation regarding water quality 105
Changes in codes, rules or regulations 106
Proof of codes, rules and regulations 106‑A
Internet access to the New York code, rules and regulations 107
Intergovernmental agreements 108
Address confidentiality program 109
Registration of certain service providers 110
Administration of certain monies 130
Appointment of notaries public 131
Procedure of appointment 132
Certificates of official character of notaries public 133
Certification of notarial signatures 134
Signature and seal of county clerk 135
Powers and duties 135‑A
Notary public or commissioner of deeds 135‑B
Advertising by notaries public 135‑C
Electronic notarization 136
Notarial fees 137
Statement as to authority of notaries public 138
Powers of notaries public or other officers who are stockholders, directors, officers or employees of a corporation 139
Commissioners of deeds within the state 140
Commissioners of deeds in the city of New York 141
Commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries 142
Powers of such commissioners 142‑A
Validity of acts of notaries public and commissioners of deeds notwithstanding certain defects 143
Fees of such commissioners 144
Saving clause 144‑A
Eligible professions for the purchase, sale, and use of body armor
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Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Mar. 4, 2022

§ 137’s source at nysenate​.gov

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