Relates to increasing the fees certain notaries public shall be entitled to

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

Public notaries are licensed professionals registered with the New York State Department of State (DOS). Notaries provide an important service by affirming, acknowledging and certifying legal documents. In 1991, the State authorized a $2.00 notary fee. Since that time, the fees that notaries themselves are responsible for have increased, including a $60 initial application fee, a $60 renewal fee which are required every four years, a $15 written examination fee, a $10 change of name or address fee, and a $10 duplicate license fee. The fee notaries can charge have remained the same for over twenty five years, yet the fees notaries have been charged have continually increased over that same period. Many other States already allow for higher fees such as Hawaii, the District of Columbia and California where fees range from $5 to $15. LEGISLATIVEHISTORY: Senate: 2018: S7205, Referred to Finance. 2020: S7338, Referred to Finance. 2021: S449, Referred to Finance. 2022: S449, Referred to Finance. 2023: S4166, Referred to Finance. 2024: S4166, Referred to Finance. 2025: S6268, Referred to Finance. Assembly: 2017: A5509, Referred to Governmental Operations. 2018: A5509 Referred to Governmental Operations. 2024: A9294, Referred to Governmental Operations. 2025: A3360, Referred to Governmental Operations.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.