A New York attorney who is also a commissioned notary is asked by a client to acknowledge a document in connection with the client’s matter. What does Executive Law §135 allow?

AI Explanation

Attorney-notaries get a specific statutory permission. Executive Law §135 states that a notary who is an attorney regularly admitted in New York may, in discretion, administer an oath or take an affidavit or acknowledgment of the client in respect of the matter, claim, action, or proceeding. For contrast, this rule does not authorize a non-attorney notary to practice law for the client.