N.Y. County Law § 903: Official seals and signatures

§ 903. Official seals and signatures. 1. The seals heretofore kept by

the respective county clerks of the counties comprising the city of New

York shall continue to be the seals of said counties. The seal kept by

the county clerk as prescribed in the judiciary law, shall continue to

be the seal of the county and must be used by him when he is required to

use an official seal. The seal heretofore adopted by the county judges

of the county of Bronx shall continue to be the official seal of such

county and of the supreme court of such county. This provision shall not

be applicable in cases where special provisions are otherwise made by

law.

2. The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of

official character of a notary public or the signature of a county clerk

upon a certificate of authentication of the signature and acts of a

notary public or commissioner of deeds or upon a certificate of

comparison or of search may be a facsimile, imprinted, stamped,

photographed or engraved thereon.

3. The county clerk may designate from among the permanent members of

his staff, one or more individuals who shall be permitted to sign his

name and affix his official seal upon documents of certification,

attestation, and comparison, as well as upon certificates attesting to

the official character of notaries public and the signatures of public

officers and upon judgments, orders, commissions and other documents

requiring the official signature and seal of the county clerk.