Assembly Bill A6738

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes oaths to be remotely administered by notaries public to witnesses in legal proceedings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A6738 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6816
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135, Exec L; amd R3113, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S560

2021-A6738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes oaths to be remotely administered by notaries public to witnesses in legal proceedings, provided that the parties stipulate to such remote administration or the witness can present a photographic identification.

2021-A6738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6738
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the civil practice law and  rules,
   in  relation to authorizing oaths to be remotely administered by nota-
   ries public to witnesses in legal proceedings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  135  of  the executive law is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 135. Powers and duties; in  general;  of  notaries  public  who  are
 attorneys  at  law.  1.  Every  notary  public  duly qualified is hereby
 authorized and empowered within and throughout the state  to  administer
 oaths  and  affirmations, to take affidavits and depositions, to receive
 and certify acknowledgments or proof of deeds, mortgages and  powers  of
 attorney  and  other  instruments  in  writing;  to demand acceptance or
 payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange,  promissory  notes  and
 obligations  in  writing,  and to protest the same for non-acceptance or
 non-payment, as the case may require, and, for use in another  jurisdic-
 tion, to exercise such other powers and duties as by the laws of nations
 and  according  to commercial usage, or by the laws of any other govern-
 ment or country may be  exercised  and  performed  by  notaries  public,
 provided that when exercising such powers he shall set forth the name of
 such other jurisdiction.
   2.  (A)  EVERY  NOTARY  PUBLIC  MAY  REMOTELY  ADMINISTER AN OATH TO A
 WITNESS IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING IN THIS STATE, PROVIDED THAT:  (I)  FOR  A
 LEGAL  PROCEEDING  OCCURRING ELECTRONICALLY, VIA TELEPHONE, OR VIA VIDEO
 CONFERENCE, ALL PARTIES TO SUCH PROCEEDING STIPULATE THAT SUCH OATH  MAY
 BE ADMINISTERED REMOTELY; OR
   (II)  FOR  A  LEGAL  PROCEEDING OCCURRING VIA A LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE,
 SUCH WITNESS PRESENTS A VALID, GOVERNMENT ISSUED FORM OF  IDENTIFICATION
 CONTAINING  A PHOTOGRAPH OF SUCH WITNESS, AND SUCH WITNESS AFFIRMATIVELY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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