NY State — NY Real Property Law

§ 299 — SECTION 299 Acknowledgments and proofs without the state, but within the United States or any territory, possession, or dependency thereof

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What is NY RPL § 299?

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This section outlines the procedures for acknowledgments and proofs of real property conveyances made outside New York State but within the United States or its territories. It specifies the authorized officers who can perform these acts, including judges, mayors, notaries public, and commissioners of deeds. Applies to property transactions involving out-of-state acknowledgments.

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§ 299 SECTION 299 Acknowledgments and proofs without the state, but within the United States or any territory, possession, or dependency thereof

RPL § 299

1.The acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance of real property situate in this state, if made without the state but within the United States, within any territory, possession, or dependency of the United States, or within any place over which the United States, at the time when such acknowledgment or proof is taken, has or exercises jurisdiction, sovereignty, control, or a protectorate, may be made before any of the following officers acting within his territorial jurisdiction or within that of the court of which he is an officer:

(a)A judge or other presiding officer of any court having a seal, or the clerk or other certifying officer thereof.

(b)A mayor or other chief civil officer of any city or other political subdivision.

(c)A notary public.

(d)A commissioner of deeds appointed pursuant to the laws of this state to take acknowledgments or proofs without this state.

(e)Any person authorized, by the laws of the state, District of Columbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place where the acknowledgment or proof is made, to take the acknowledgment or proof of deeds to be recorded therein.

2.The signature and title of an officer listed in subdivision one of this section who performs a notarial act in another state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.

3.The signature and title of a notarial officer described in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of this section conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance.

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