STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9294 IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- 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, 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, a fee set through regulation by 15 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. LBD08499-01-3