Featuring instruction by law scholar, author, professor
Alfred E. Piombino will lead a New York State Notary Public Workshop on Friday, October 4, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Alfred State College (ASC) Main Campus. Parking is free and no car permit is required. Traffic signs will be posted on campus directing participants to the designated parking lot.
This acclaimed program provides a comprehensive review of the New York State Notary Public role, duties and responsibilities and delivers effective official state law examination preparation. “Attendance at this seminar is a must for every prospective Notary Public to properly prepare for the serious legal authority, duties and myriad responsibilities of holding this public officer appointment,” said Alfred E. Piombino.
“Simply taking and passing the 40-question examination, implemented in 1950 by New York Secretary of State Thomas J. Curran, is a good start, but it’s not sufficient preparation by itself to fully understand and execute all the required duties,” said Piombino. “First appointed as a New York Notary Public in 1981, I easily passed the state law examination because I was a college business school student, but I really didn’t fully understand the scope and depth of my duty which inspired my further legal research,“ he adds.”
“This frustration with a lack of accurate, adequate resources sparked my sense of intellectual curiosity and was the catalyst of forty years of passion for dedicating myself to this niche, legal scholarship, researching, writing and teaching – to not only help other legal practitioners better protect themselves from legal liability, but also to protect the integrity of the civil and criminal court systems,” adds Piombino. “Notarial legal ineptitude, intentional or unintentional, definitively leads to the insidious denigration of all courts, erodes public confidence and stymies good-faith efforts to effectively and fairly deliver justice to litigants, victims and defendants.
The New York Secretary of State administers the proctored, written law examination through the Department of State on a regular basis throughout New York, but not at the training event. Official examination schedules will be distributed at the briefing. Four sample law examinations and answer keys are provided to every participant as a self-study aid for review after the briefing. Two required textbooks (Notary Public Register and Recordkeeping Protocols and Notary Public Handbook: A Guide for New York) are included in the college tuition fee and will be distributed to all registrants on the day of the event.
Piombino is a highly acclaimed teacher, court expert witness, prolific book author, past state court official and former State University of New York (SUNY) college business law faculty. He is the renowned scholar on New York Notary Law and Practice and the original curriculum developer and faculty of Notary Public educational programs at scores of public and private colleges throughout New York, including Alfred State College.
Residents of Pennsylvania are eligible to take the examination and apply for an appointment as a NYS Notary Public. US Citizenship is not required for any applicant, nor is a felony conviction an automatic disqualification from receiving an appointment by the New York Secretary of State.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) union member-employees may submit a CSEA Tuition Benefit Voucher to pay for the full cost of the training course; plus the CSEA Certification & Licensure Examination Fee Reimbursement Benefit is also available to reimburse union member-employees for the NYS examination fee.
Space is very limited for this Western New York, special author appearance and pre-registration is required. The tuition cost of the half-day program is $125. For more information or to register on-line, visit the Alfred State College website at https://www.alfredstate.edu/ccet/notary-training or call ASC Office of Extended Learning, Innovation and Teaching Excellence (ELITE) on (607) 587-4105.
