S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________
                                         2462
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 20, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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  exempting  certain
         public  employees  and  court  clerks of the unified court system from
         provisions of law requiring the payment  of  an  application  fee  for
         appointment as a notary public
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  131  of  the  executive  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  171  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3. The secretary of state shall receive a  non-refundable  application
    5  fee of sixty dollars from applicants for appointment, which fee shall be
    6  submitted  together  with  the application. No further fee shall be paid
    7  for the issuance of the commission. THIS FEE  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  (I)
    8  PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES WHO IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND RESPON-
    9  SIBILITIES PROVIDE NOTARY PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT  RECEIV-
   10  ING  REMUNERATION  AS  A  RESULT  THEREOF, OR (II) ANY EMPLOYEE WHO IS A
   11  COURT CLERK OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED  TO  SUCH
   12  POSITION  AFTER  TAKING  A  CIVIL SERVICE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION IN THE
   13  COURT CLERK SERIES OF TITLES.
   14    S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 131 of the executive law, as amended  by
   15  chapter 171 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   16    9.  The county clerk shall receive a non-refundable application fee of
   17  sixty dollars from each applicant for reappointment, which fee shall  be
   18  submitted  together  with  the application. No further fee shall be paid
   19  for the issuance of the commission. THIS FEE  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  (I)
   20  PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES WHO IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND RESPON-
   21  SIBILITIES PROVIDE NOTARY PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT  RECEIV-
   22  ING  REMUNERATION  AS  A  RESULT  THEREOF, OR (II) ANY EMPLOYEE WHO IS A
   23  COURT CLERK OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED  TO  SUCH
   24  POSITION  AFTER  TAKING  A  CIVIL SERVICE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION IN THE
   25  COURT CLERK SERIES OF TITLES.
   26    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07386-01-9