S 10280 NY
Relates to increasing the fees certain notaries public shall be entitled to
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Summary
This bill increases the fees that notaries public in New York are entitled to charge for their services. The bill raises fees from two dollars to five dollars for administering oaths or affirmations, taking and certifying acknowledgments or proofs of execution of written instruments, and for swearing witnesses. Notaries will be able to charge the increased five-dollar fee for each service performed and for each additional person involved in the notarial act. The bill does not change the fee structure for electronic notarial services, which continues to be set by regulation by the secretary of state. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Relates to increasing the fees certain notaries public shall be entitled to from two dollars to five dollars.
Sponsor (1)
- James Skoufis Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 11, 2026 REFERRED TO FINANCE · upper
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  SPONSOR SKOUFIS   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §136, Exec L   Relates to increasing the fees certain notaries public shall be entitled to from two dollars to five dollars.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10280
IN SENATE
May 11, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
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, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 104 of the laws 3 of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 136. Notarial fees. A notary public shall be entitled to the follow- 5 ing fees: 6 1. For administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same 7 when required, except where another fee is specifically prescribed by 8 statute, [ two ] five dollars. 9 2. For taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution 10 of a written instrument, by one person, [ two ] five dollars, and by each 11 additional person, [ two ] five dollars, for swearing each witness there- 12 to, [ two ] five dollars. 13 3. For electronic notarial services, established in section one 14 hundred thirty-five-c of this [ chapter ] article , a fee set through regu- 15 lation by the secretary of state. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07200-01-5
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