Article 6 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Section 90 - Department of state; secretary of state
Section 91 - Rules
Section 92 - Deputies
Section 93 - Custody of records
Section 93-A - Examination of reports
Section 94 - Commission on ethics and lobbying in government
Section 94-A - Consumer protection division
Section 94-B - Office for new Americans
Section 94-C - [Expires Effective 12/31/2030] Major renewable energy development program
Section 94-D - [Expires Effective 11/17/2028] New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission
Section 95 - Legislative manual
Section 96 - Fees and refunds
Section 96-A - Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial code
Section 97 - Completing unfinished papers
Section 97-A - Affirmation in lieu of oath
Section 98 - Copies of amendments to rules for admission of attorneys
Section 99 - Central state registry of security guards
Section 100 - Central state registry of armored car guards
Section 100-A - Information on state agencies pertaining to persons subjected to section seventy-three-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-making positions
Section 100-B - [Effective 1/1/2026] [Repealed Effective 1/1/2026] Business entity database
Section 101 - Accessibility, rules and regulations
Section 101-A - Legislative notification of the proposed adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of agency rules
Section 101-B - Application by municipal corporations for the suspension of certain rules
Section 102 - Filing and publication of codes, rules and regulations
Section 103 - Future editions and supplements of official compilations
Section 104 - Departmental cooperation
Section 104-A - Departmental cooperation regarding water quality
Section 105 - Changes in codes, rules or regulations
Section 106 - Proof of codes, rules and regulations
Section 106-A - Internet access to the New York code, rules and regulations
Section 107 - Intergovernmental agreements
Section 108 - Address confidentiality program
Section 109 - Registration of certain service providers
Section 110 - [Repealed] Designation of one-day marriage officiant
Section 130 - Appointment of notaries public
Section 131 - Procedure of appointment; fees and commissions; fee payment methods
Section 132 - Certificates of official character of notaries public
Section 133 - Certification of notarial signatures
Section 134 - Signature and seal of county clerk
Section 135 - Powers and duties; in general; of notaries public who are attorneys at law
Section 135-A - Notary public or commissioner of deeds; acting without appointment; fraud in office
Section 135-B - Advertising by notaries public
Section 135-C - Electronic notarization
Section 136 - Notarial fees
Section 137 - Statement as to authority of notaries public
Section 137-A - [Renumbered]
Section 138 - Powers of notaries public or other officers who are stockholders, directors, officers or employees of a corporation
Section 139 - Commissioners of deeds within the state
Section 140 - Commissioners of deeds in the city of New York
Section 141 - Commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries
Section 142 - Powers of such commissioners
Section 142-A - Validity of acts of notaries public and commissioners of deeds notwithstanding certain defects
Section 143 - Fees of such commissioners
Section 144 - Saving clause
Section 144-A - Eligible professions for the purchase, sale, and use of body armor