N.Y. RPP Law § 311 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 9 / Section 311
Authentication of acknowledgments and proofs made without the state
Status: in_force

§ 311. Authentication of acknowledgments and proofs made without the\nstate. 1. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof is made, either\nwithin or without the United States, by a commissioner of deeds\nappointed pursuant to the laws of this state to take acknowledgments or\nproofs without this state, the conveyance so acknowledged or proved is\nnot entitled to be read in evidence or recorded in this state, except as\nprovided in subdivision five of section one hundred eight of the\nexecutive law, unless such certificate is authenticated by the\ncertificate of the secretary of state of the state of New York.\n  2. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof is made by a notary\npublic in a foreign country other than Canada, the conveyance so\nacknowledged or proved is not entitled to be read in evidence or\nrecorded in this state unless such certificate is authenticated (a) by\nthe certificate of the clerk or other certifying officer of a court in\nthe district in which such acknowledgment or proof was made, under the\nseal of such court, or (b) by the certificate of the clerk, register,\nrecorder, or other recording officer of the district in which such\nacknowledgment or proof was made, or (c) by the certificate of the\nofficer having charge of the official records of the appointment of such\nnotary, or having a record of the signature of such notary, or (d) by\nthe certificate of a consular officer of the United States resident in\nsuch country.\n  3. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof, made by the mayor or\nother chief civil officer of a city or other political subdivision, is\nnot under the seal of such city or other political subdivision, the\nconveyance so acknowledged or proved is not entitled to be read in\nevidence or recorded in this state unless such certificate is\nauthenticated by the certificate of the clerk of such city or other\npolitical subdivision, or by the certificate of a consular officer of\nthe United States resident in the country where the acknowledgment or\nproof was made.\n  4. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof is made pursuant to\nthe provisions of paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section two\nhundred ninety-nine or of subdivision seven of section three hundred one\nof this article by an officer or person not elsewhere in either of said\nsections specifically designated to take acknowledgments or proofs, the\nconveyance so acknowledged or proved is not entitled to be read in\nevidence or recorded within this state unless such certificate is\nauthenticated (a) by the certificate of the secretary of state of a\nstate, or of the secretary of a territory, of the United States, or (b)\nby the certificate of any officer designated in subdivision three of\nthis section to authenticate certificates of acknowledgment or proof, or\n(c) by the certificate of any officer designated in paragraph (a) or (b)\nof subdivision two of this section to authenticate certificates of\nacknowledgment or proof, or (d) by the certificate of the officer having\ncharge of the official records showing that the person taking the\nacknowledgment or proof is such officer as he purports to be, or having\na record of the signature of such person.\n  5. Except as provided in this section, no certificate of\nauthentication or certificate of conformity shall be required to entitle\na conveyance to be read in evidence or recorded in this state when\nacknowledged or proved before any officer designated in section two\nhundred ninety-nine or in section three hundred one of this article to\ntake such acknowledgment or proof.\n