# New York · taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, by one person — Notary Public Maximum Fees by State

For New York · taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, by one person, state is New York; act type is taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, by one person; max fee is two dollars; statute citation is EXC § 136, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** New York
- **act type:** taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, by one person _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **max fee:** two dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** EXC § 136

## What the source says

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

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/executive-law/exc-sect-136/

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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