NY Exec L § 142 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6 - Department of State 142 - Powers of Such Commissioners.

§ 142. Powers  of  such  commissioners.  Every such commissioner shall   have authority, within the city, county, municipality or other political   subdivision for which he is appointed, and in the manner in  which  such   acts are performed by authorized officers within the state:1.  To  take the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of a written   instrument, except a bill of exchange, promissory note or  will,  to  be   read in evidence or recorded in this state.2. To administer oaths.3.  If such commissioner is also an attorney at law regularly admitted   to practice in this state, in his discretion, to the  extent  authorized   by  this section, to administer an oath to or take the acknowledgment of   or proof of the execution of an instrument by his client with respect to   any matter, claim, action or proceeding.4. If appointed for a foreign country, to certify to the existence  of   a  patent, record or other document recorded in a public office or under   official custody in such foreign country, and to the  correctness  of  a   copy of such patent, record or document, or to the correctness of a copy   of  a certified copy of such patent, record or other document, which has   been certified according to the form in use in such foreign country.5. A written instrument acknowledged or proved, an oath  administered,   or  a  copy  or  a copy of a certified copy of a patent, record or other   document certified, as heretofore provided in this section, may be  read   in  evidence  or  recorded  within  this  state,  the  same as if taken,   administered or certified within the state before an officer  authorized   to  take  the  acknowledgment  or  proof  of  a  written  instrument, to   administer oaths, or to certify to the correctness of a  public  record,   if  there  shall  be annexed or subjoined thereto, or indorsed thereon a   certificate of the commissioner before whom such acknowledgment or proof   was taken, by whom the oath was administered, or by whom the correctness   of such copy is certified, under his  hand  and  official  seal.    Such   certificate  shall  specify  the  day  on  which,  and the city or other   political subdivision, and the state or country or other place in which,   the acknowledgment or proof was taken, or the oath administered, without   which specification the certificate shall be void. Except as provided in   subdivision  five  of  this   section,   such   certificate   shall   be   authenticated  by  the  certificate of the secretary of state annexed or   subjoined  to  the  certificate  of   such   commissioner,   that   such   commissioner was, at the time of taking such acknowledgment or proof, of   administering  such  oath,  or  of  certifying  to such patent record or   document,  or  copy  thereof,  duly  authorized  therefor,  that  he  is   acquainted  with  the  handwriting of such commissioner, or has compared   the  signature  upon  the  certificate  with  the  signature   of   such   commissioner   deposited  in  his  office,  that  he  has  compared  the   impression of the seal affixed to such certificate with  the  impression   of  the  seal  of such commissioner deposited in his office, and that he   believes the  signature  and  the  impression  of  the  seal  upon  such   certificate  to  be genuine. The certificate of a commissioner as to the   correctness of a copy of a certified copy of a patent, record  or  other   document,  as  provided  by  this section, shall be presumptive evidence   that it was certified according to the  form  in  use  in  such  foreign   country.6. A commissioner of deeds appointed pursuant to the preceding section   may  during  his  term of office procure from the secretary of state, on   payment  to  him  of  a  fee  of  two  dollars,  a  certificate  of  his   appointment,  prescribed  by the secretary of state, stating among other   things, the date of his appointment, the date of expiration thereof  and   the  city, county, municipality or other political subdivision for which   he is appointed, and containing the signature of the commissioner in his    own handwriting and his  official  seal,  and  certifying  that  he  has   compared  the  signature  on such certificate with the signature of such   commissioner  deposited  in  his  office,  that  he  has  compared   the   impression  of  the seal affixed to such certificate with the impression   of the seal of such commissioner deposited in his  office  and  that  he   believes  the  signature  and  the  impression  of  the  seal  upon such   certificate to be genuine. Such a  certificate  may  be  filed  by  such   commissioner  in the office of any county clerk or register in the state   upon the payment to such county clerk  or  register  of  a  fee  of  two   dollars.  Upon  the filing of such certificate in the office of a county   clerk or register in this state, a written  instrument  acknowledged  or   proved, an oath administered, or a copy or copy of a certified copy of a   patent,  record  or other document certified, by a commissioner pursuant   to this section, shall be entitled to be read in evidence and  shall  be   accepted  for filing or recording and filed or recorded, as the case may   be, in the office of such county clerk or register, on tender or payment   of the lawful fees therefor, without having annexed or subjoined to  the   certificate  of  such  commissioner contained thereon the authenticating   certificate of the secretary of state as required by subdivision five of   this section or by subdivision one of section three  hundred  eleven  of   the real property law or by any other provision of law.