New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 132. Certificates of official character of notaries public

The secretary of state or the county clerk of the county in which the commission of a notary public is filed may certify to the official character of such notary public and any notary public may file their autograph signature and a certificate of official character in the office of any county clerk of any county in the state and in any register's office in any county having a register and thereafter such county clerk may certify as to the official character of such notary public. The secretary of state shall collect for each certificate of official character issued the sum of one dollar. The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official character has been filed shall collect for filing the same the sum of ten dollars. For each certificate of official character issued, with seal attached, by any county clerk, the sum of five dollars shall be collected.