Legislation
SECTION 903
Official seals and signatures
County (CNT) CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 24
§ 903. Official seals and signatures. 1. The seals heretofore kept by
the respective county clerks of the counties comprising the city of New
York shall continue to be the seals of said counties. The seal kept by
the county clerk as prescribed in the judiciary law, shall continue to
be the seal of the county and must be used by him when he is required to
use an official seal. The seal heretofore adopted by the county judges
of the county of Bronx shall continue to be the official seal of such
county and of the supreme court of such county. This provision shall not
be applicable in cases where special provisions are otherwise made by
law.
2. The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of
official character of a notary public or the signature of a county clerk
upon a certificate of authentication of the signature and acts of a
notary public or commissioner of deeds or upon a certificate of
comparison or of search may be a facsimile, imprinted, stamped,
photographed or engraved thereon.
3. The county clerk may designate from among the permanent members of
his staff, one or more individuals who shall be permitted to sign his
name and affix his official seal upon documents of certification,
attestation, and comparison, as well as upon certificates attesting to
the official character of notaries public and the signatures of public
officers and upon judgments, orders, commissions and other documents
requiring the official signature and seal of the county clerk.
the respective county clerks of the counties comprising the city of New
York shall continue to be the seals of said counties. The seal kept by
the county clerk as prescribed in the judiciary law, shall continue to
be the seal of the county and must be used by him when he is required to
use an official seal. The seal heretofore adopted by the county judges
of the county of Bronx shall continue to be the official seal of such
county and of the supreme court of such county. This provision shall not
be applicable in cases where special provisions are otherwise made by
law.
2. The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of
official character of a notary public or the signature of a county clerk
upon a certificate of authentication of the signature and acts of a
notary public or commissioner of deeds or upon a certificate of
comparison or of search may be a facsimile, imprinted, stamped,
photographed or engraved thereon.
3. The county clerk may designate from among the permanent members of
his staff, one or more individuals who shall be permitted to sign his
name and affix his official seal upon documents of certification,
attestation, and comparison, as well as upon certificates attesting to
the official character of notaries public and the signatures of public
officers and upon judgments, orders, commissions and other documents
requiring the official signature and seal of the county clerk.