Each county clerk must designate at least one staff notary to be available during normal business hours for the public free of charge.
A person appointed by the county clerk pursuant to that section is exempt from the examination fee and application fee required by Executive Law §131.
County Law §534 creates a blanket rule that every county-clerk employee automatically becomes a notary public without appointment.
The designated notary must be available in each county clerk’s office during normal business hours.
Correct Answer
C. County Law §534 creates a blanket rule that every county-clerk employee automatically becomes a notary public without appointment.
AI Explanation
County Law §534 creates a staffing obligation, not automatic status. It requires a county clerk to designate at least one staff notary for public service and exempts the person appointed under that section from the examination fee and application fee. For contrast, the statute does not make every county-clerk employee a notary by default or eliminate the need for appointment.
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