CPLR § 8009

Oaths; acknowledgments; certification or exemplification · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 8009. Oaths; acknowledgments; certification or exemplification. Any authorized officer is entitled, for the services specified, to the following fees:

1. for administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying it when required, except where another fee is specially prescribed by statute, two dollars;

2. for taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of a written instrument, two dollars for one person and two dollars for each additional person, and two dollars for swearing each witness thereto; and

3. for certifying or exemplifying a typewritten or printed copy of any document, paper, book or record in his custody, twenty-five cents for each folio with a minimum of one dollar.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/8009

In plain English

An authorized officer may charge these fees for the listed services:

(1) Administering and certifying an oath or affirmation: $2, unless another statute sets a different fee. ★
(2) Taking and certifying an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument: $2 for 1 person, $2 for each additional person, and $2 for swearing each witness.
(3) Certifying or exemplifying a typed or printed copy of a document, paper, book, or record in the officer’s custody: $0.25 per folio, with a $1 minimum.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.