A bank vice president who is also a notary signs a mortgage for the bank. May that notary take the acknowledgment?

AI Explanation

Corporate-capacity limits matter. Executive Law §138 permits certain corporate stockholders, directors, officers, or employees to take acknowledgments involving the corporation, but not when the officer taking the acknowledgment is also a party executing the instrument. By contrast, the same notary may administer an oath to another officer or agent of the corporation if the notary is not the executing party.