New York Laws
Article 6 - Department of State
97 - Completing Unfinished Papers.

ยง 97. Completing unfinished papers. The secretary of state shall have
power to complete and sign and certify in his own name, adding to his
signature the date of so doing, all records of incorporation papers and
other papers left incomplete or unsigned by any of his predecessors,
with the same force and effect as though said records had been duly
signed by such predecessors.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

EXC - Executive

Article 6 - Department of State

90 - Department of State; Secretary of State.

91 - Rules.

92 - Deputies.

93 - Custody of Records.

93-A - Examination of Reports.

94 - Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.

94-A - Consumer Protection Division.

94-B - Office for New Americans.

94-C - Major Renewable Energy Development Program.

95 - Legislative Manual.

96 - Fees and Refunds.

96-A - Fees for Services Rendered Pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.

97 - Completing Unfinished Papers.

97-A - Affirmation in Lieu of Oath.

98 - Copies of Amendments to Rules for Admission of Attorneys.

99 - Central State Registry of Security Guards.

100 - Central State Registry of Armored Car Guards.

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.

101 - Accessibility, Rules and Regulations.

101-A - Legislative Notification of the Proposed Adoption, Amendment, Suspension or Repeal of Agency Rules.

101-B - Application by Municipal Corporations for the Suspension of Certain Rules.

102 - Filing and Publication of Codes, Rules and Regulations.

103 - Future Editions and Supplements of Official Compilations.

104 - Departmental Cooperation.

104-A - Departmental Cooperation Regarding Water Quality.

105 - Changes in Codes, Rules or Regulations.

106 - Proof of Codes, Rules and Regulations.

106-A - Internet Access to the New York Code, Rules and Regulations.

107 - Intergovernmental Agreements.

108 - Address Confidentiality Program.

109 - Registration of Certain Service Providers.

130 - Appointment of Notaries Public.

131 - Procedure of Appointment; Fees and Commissions; Fee Payment Methods.

132 - Certificates of Official Character of Notaries Public.

133 - Certification of Notarial Signatures.

134 - Signature and Seal of County Clerk.

135 - Powers and Duties; in General; of Notaries Public Who Are Attorneys at Law.

135-A - Notary Public or Commissioner of Deeds; Acting Without Appointment; Fraud in Office.

135-B - Advertising by Notaries Public.

135-C - Electronic Notarization.

136 - Notarial Fees.

137 - Statement as to Authority of Notaries Public.

138 - Powers of Notaries Public or Other Officers Who Are Stockholders, Directors, Officers or Employees of a Corporation.

139 - Commissioners of Deeds Within the State.

140 - Commissioners of Deeds in the City of New York.

141 - Commissioners of Deeds in Other States, Territories and Foreign Countries.

142 - Powers of Such Commissioners.

142-A - Validity of Acts of Notaries Public and Commissioners of Deeds Notwithstanding Certain Defects.

143 - Fees of Such Commissioners.

144 - Saving Clause.

144-A - Eligible Professions for the Purchase, Sale, and Use of Body Armor.