§ 2-07 Restrictions.
RCNY § 2-07
(a)A Commissioner of Deeds must be and remain a resident of New York City. If a Commissioner of Deeds ceases to be a New York City resident he vacates his office and must immediately notify the City Clerk.
(b)A Commissioner of Deeds appointed within the City of New York cannot perform official functions anywhere except within the five boroughs of the City of New York.
(c)A Commissioner cannot certify any document to a transaction in which the Commissioner has an interest (financial) or to which the Commissioner of Deeds is a party.
(d)A Commissioner of Deeds cannot charge a fee for administering oaths of office to: a member of the legislature; any military officer; an inspector of election; a clerk of the poll; or any other public officer or public employee.
(e)The powers of a Commissioner of Deeds are personal and cannot be delegated to anyone.
(f)A Commissioner of Deeds who is an employee or stockholder of a corporation may take the acknowledgement or proof of any party to a written instrument executed by the corporation, or may administer an oath to any other officer, employee, or stockholder of the corporation, except when the Commissioner of Deeds himself is one of the parties executing the instrument either as individual or as a representative of the corporation.
(g)A Commissioner of Deeds has no power to protest a negotiable instrument (e.g., a promissory note or bill of exchange).
(h)A Commissioner of Deeds cannot take an acknowledgement or proof of the execution of a will.
