N.Y. Exec. Law § 131

§ 131. Procedure of appointment; fees and commissions; fee payment\nmethods. 1. Applicants for a notary public commission shall submit to\nthe secretary of state with their application the oath of office, duly\nexecuted before any person authorized to administer an oath, together\nwith their signature.\n 2. Upon being satisfied of the competency and good character of\napplicants for appointment as notaries public, the secretary of state\nshall issue a commission to such persons; and the official signature of\nthe applicants and the oath of office filed with such applications shall\ntake effect.\n 3. The secretary of state shall receive a non-refundable application\nfee of sixty dollars from applicants for appointment, which fee shall be\nsubmitted together with the application. No further fee shall be paid\nfor the issuance of the commission.\n 4. A notary public identification card indicating the appointee's\nname, address, county and commission term shall be transmitted to the\nappointee.\n 5. The commission, duly dated, and a certified copy or the original of\nthe oath of office and the official signature, and twenty dollars\napportioned from the application fee shall be transmitted by the\nsecretary of state to the county clerk in which the appointee resides by\nthe tenth day of the following month.\n 6. The county clerk shall make a proper index of commissions and\nofficial signatures transmitted to that office by the secretary of state\npursuant to the provisions of this section.\n 7. Applicants for reappointment of a notary public commission shall\nsubmit to the county clerk with their application the oath of office,\nduly executed before any person authorized to administer an oath,\ntogether with their signature.\n 8. Upon being satisfied of the completeness of the application for\nreappointment, the county clerk shall issue a commission to such\npersons; and the official signature of the applicants and the oath of\noffice filed with such applications shall take effect.\n 9. The county clerk shall receive a non-refundable application fee of\nsixty dollars from each applicant for reappointment, which fee shall be\nsubmitted together with the application. No further fee shall be paid\nfor the issuance of the commission.\n 10. The commission, duly dated, and a certified or original copy of\nthe application, and forty dollars apportioned from the application fee\nplus interest as may be required by statute shall be transmitted by the\ncounty clerk to the secretary of state by the tenth day of the following\nmonth.\n 11. The secretary of state shall make a proper record of commissions\ntransmitted to that office by the county clerk pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section.\n 12. Except for changes made in an application for reappointment, the\nsecretary of state shall receive a non-refundable fee of ten dollars for\nchanging the name or address of a notary public.\n 13. The secretary of state may issue a duplicate identification card\nto a notary public for one lost, destroyed or damaged upon application\ntherefor on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and upon payment\nof a non-refundable fee of ten dollars. Each such duplicate\nidentification card shall have the word "duplicate" stamped across the\nface thereof, and shall bear the same number as the one it replaces.\n 14. The secretary of state and any county clerk, shall accept payment\nfor any fee relating to appointment or reappointment as a notary in the\nform of cash, money order, certified check, company check, bank check or\npersonal check. The secretary of state and any county clerk may provide\nfor accepting payment of any such fee due to him or her by credit or\ndebit card, which may include payment through the internet.\n