A Notary’s Blog

There is a gray area in the electronic notary law that went into effect on 1 Feb 2023. Notaries are being asked to administer oaths remotely, and many of us believe that the law does not allow us to do so. Please support this NY Senate Bill S560 2023-2024 which will...

There was a time when a New York State notary public could accept whatever they wanted to accept in order to prove a signer's identity? This is no longer the case for New York notaries public. The new standards now have just five ways for a notary to establish a...

Per NYS Department of State: Changes in law A new law, NY Executive Law Section 135-c, authorizes notaries to perform electronic notarial acts, provided they first register with the Department of State and comply with new rules for performing electronic...

We are happy to announce that we now offer Apostille Services. Our firm provides apostille services to clients whose documents have been notarized in New York State. A La Carte: The base price for this service is $99 per qualified document notarized in Westchester,...

The notary’s physical presence in the state of New York, while the signer can be situated anywhere, even outside of the United States, creating much greater flexibility and utility and no longer requiring signatories outside the United States to obtain an Apostille at a United States embassy or consulate.

The Governor signed into law S.1780-C, which fully legalizes the use of electronic notarization. Under the bill, licensed notaries are authorized to perform notarial acts through a complete, electronic format, also referred to as Remote Online Notarization (RON)....

I am not sure exactly when this will become law. I wanted to share this news with you so that you are aware that at some point in the future we should be allowed to resume remote notarizations.   00399 Memo: NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF...