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Statute:

Affirmation in lieu of oath

ยง 97-a. Affirmation in lieu of oath. Any application for a license or
registration required by law to be filed with the department of state
may, in lieu of being acknowledged or sworn under oath, be subscribed by
the applicant and affirmed by him or her as true under penalties of
perjury.

EXC 97-A 2014-09-22

Sections:

ARTICLE 6 - Department of State
SECTION 90 - Department of state; secretary of state
SECTION 91 - Rules
SECTION 92 - Deputies
SECTION 93 - Custody of records
SECTION 93-A - Examination of reports
SECTION 94 - Joint commission on public ethics; functions, powers and duties; review of financial disclosure statements; advisory opinions; investigat...
SECTION 94-A - Consumer protection division
SECTION 94-B - Office for new Americans
SECTION 94-C - Major renewable energy development program
SECTION 95 - Legislative manual
SECTION 96 - Fees and refunds
SECTION 96-A - Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial code
SECTION 97 - Completing unfinished papers
SECTION 97-A - Affirmation in lieu of oath
SECTION 98 - Copies of amendments to rules for admission of attorneys
SECTION 99 - Central state registry of security guards
SECTION 100 - Central state registry of armored car guards
SECTION 100-A - Information on state agencies pertaining to persons subjected to section seventy-three-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-m...
SECTION 101 - Accessibility, rules and regulations
SECTION 101-A - Legislative notification of the proposed adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of agency rules
SECTION 101-B - Application by municipal corporations for the suspension of certain rules
SECTION 102 - Filing and publication of codes, rules and regulations
SECTION 103 - Future editions and supplements of official compilations
SECTION 104 - Departmental cooperation
SECTION 104-A - Departmental cooperation regarding water quality
SECTION 105 - Changes in codes, rules or regulations
SECTION 106 - Proof of codes, rules and regulations
SECTION 106-A - Internet access to the New York code, rules and regulations
SECTION 107 - Intergovernmental agreements
SECTION 108 - Address confidentiality program
SECTION 109 - Registration of certain service providers
SECTION 130 - Appointment of notaries public
SECTION 131 - Procedure of appointment; fees and commissions; fee payment methods
SECTION 132 - Certificates of official character of notaries public
SECTION 133 - Certification of notarial signatures
SECTION 134 - Signature and seal of county clerk
SECTION 135 - Powers and duties; in general; of notaries public who are attorneys at law
SECTION 135-A - Notary public or commissioner of deeds; acting without appointment; fraud in office
SECTION 135-B - Advertising by notaries public
SECTION 136 - Notarial fees
SECTION 137 - Statement as to authority of notaries public
SECTION 138 - Powers of notaries public or other officers who are stockholders, directors, officers or employees of a corporation
SECTION 139 - Commissioners of deeds within the state
SECTION 140 - Commissioners of deeds in the city of New York
SECTION 141 - Commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries
SECTION 142 - Powers of such commissioners
SECTION 142-A - Validity of acts of notaries public and commissioners of deeds notwithstanding certain defects
SECTION 143 - Fees of such commissioners
SECTION 144 - Saving clause
SECTION 144-A - Eligible professions for the purchase, sale, and use of body vests.

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