NY State — NY Real Property Law

§ 300 — SECTION 300 Acknowledgments and proofs by persons in or with the armed forces of the United States

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What is NY RPL § 300?

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This section outlines the process for acknowledgments and proofs of real property conveyances made by individuals in the armed forces of the United States or their dependents. The statute specifies requirements for the acknowledgment certificate and states that no authentication of the officer's certificate is necessary. Applies to individuals involved in real property transactions while serving in the military.

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§ 300 SECTION 300 Acknowledgments and proofs by persons in or with the armed forces of the United States

RPL § 300

The acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance of real property situate in this state, if made by a person enlisted or commissioned in or serving in or with the armed forces of the United States or by a dependent of any such person, wherever located, or by a person attached to or accompanying the armed forces of the United States, whether made within or without the United States, may be made before any officer in active service of the armed forces of the United States authorized to act as a notary in any component part of the armed forces of the United States.

In addition to the requirements of sections three hundred and three, three hundred and four, and three hundred and six of this chapter, the certificate of an acknowledgment or proof taken under this section shall state (a) the rank and serial number of the officer taking the same, and the command to which he is attached, (b) that the person making such acknowledgment or proof was, at the time of making the same, enlisted or commissioned in or serving in or with the armed forces of the United States or the dependent of such a person, or a person attached to or accompanying the armed forces of the United States, and (c) the serial number of the person who makes, or whose dependent makes the acknowledgment or proof if such person is enlisted or commissioned in the armed forces of the United States. The place where such acknowledgment or proof is taken need not be disclosed.

No authentication of the officer's certificate of acknowledgment or proof shall be required.

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section, the acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance of real property situate in this state may also be made as provided in sections two hundred ninety-eight, two hundred ninety-nine, two hundred ninety-nine-a, three hundred one, and three hundred one-a, of this chapter.

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