N.Y. Real Property Law § 299: Acknowledgments and proofs without the state, but within the United States or any territory, possession, or dependency thereof

§ 299. Acknowledgments and proofs without the state, but within the

United States or any territory, possession, or dependency thereof. 1.

The acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance of real property situate in

this state, if made without the state but within the United States,

within any territory, possession, or dependency of the United States, or

within any place over which the United States, at the time when such

acknowledgment or proof is taken, has or exercises jurisdiction,

sovereignty, control, or a protectorate, may be made before any of the

following officers acting within his territorial jurisdiction or within

that of the court of which he is an officer:

(a) A judge or other presiding officer of any court having a seal, or

the clerk or other certifying officer thereof.

(b) A mayor or other chief civil officer of any city or other

political subdivision.

(c) A notary public.

(d) A commissioner of deeds appointed pursuant to the laws of this

state to take acknowledgments or proofs without this state.

(e) Any person authorized, by the laws of the state, District of

Columbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place where the

acknowledgment or proof is made, to take the acknowledgment or proof of

deeds to be recorded therein.

2. The signature and title of an officer listed in subdivision one of

this section who performs a notarial act in another state are prima

facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual

holds the designated title.

3. The signature and title of a notarial officer described in

paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of this section

conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the

acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance.