N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 203: Oaths and acknowledgments

§ 203. Oaths and acknowledgments. The commissioner of motor vehicles,

a deputy commissioner, an assistant deputy commissioner or a motor

vehicle referee shall have power to administer oaths and take affidavits

and acknowledgments in relation to any matter or proceeding in the

exercise of the powers or the performance of the duties of the

commissioner under this chapter. Any officer or employee of the

department of motor vehicles, designated for that purpose by the

commissioner of motor vehicles, or any assistant to a county clerk as

may be designated by such county clerk, shall have power to take any

affidavit or acknowledgment which any person is required to file with

the department of motor vehicles.