§ 299-A SECTION 299-A Acknowledgment to conform to law of New York or of place where taken; certificate of conformity
RPL § 299-A
§ 299-a. Acknowledgment to conform to law of New York or of place where taken; certificate of conformity.
1.An acknowledgment or proof made pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred ninety-nine of this article may be taken in the manner prescribed either by the laws of the state of New York or by the laws of the state, District of Columbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place where the acknowledgment or proof is taken. Except as provided in subdivision three of this section acknowledgment or proof, if taken in the manner prescribed by such state, District of Columbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place, must be accompanied by a certificate to the effect that it conforms with such laws. Such certificate may be made by:
(a)An attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the state of New York, resident in the place where the acknowledgment or proof is taken, or by
(b)An attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the state, District of Columbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place where the acknowledgment or proof is taken, or by
(c)Any other person deemed qualified by any court of the state of New York, if, in any action, proceeding, or other matter pending before such court, it be necessary to determine that such acknowledgment or proof conforms with the laws of such state, District of Columbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place; or by the supreme court of the state of New York, on application for such determination. The justice, judge, surrogate, or other presiding judicial officer shall append to the instrument so acknowledged or proved his signed statement that he deemed such person qualified to make such certificate.
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3.No certificate of conformity may be required for an acknowledgment or proof taken without this state if the acknowledgment or proof is taken by and accompanied by the signature and title of a notarial officer listed in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of section two hundred ninety-nine of this article.
4.An instrument acknowledged or proved taken by and accompanied by the signature and title of a notarial officer listed in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of section two hundred ninety-nine of this article and taken in the manner prescribed by the laws of such notarial officer's jurisdiction shall be equivalent to one taken or made in the form prescribed by law for use in this state. Such instrument, if otherwise entitled to record, filing, or registering, may be recorded, filed, or registered in any recording or filing office in this state, and shall be so recorded, filed or registered upon payment or tender of lawful fees therefor.
