Thursday, December 5, 2024 (9:00 AM – 12:30 PM)

$125.00

Alfred E. Piombino will lead a New York State Notary Law Update/Briefing on Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Cayuga Community College/Main Campus in Auburn.  Car parking is free and no permit is required. Public transportation is available by bus.

This acclaimed program provides a comprehensive review of the New York State Notary Public role, duties and responsibilities and delivers effective official state law Continuing Legal Education for currently commissioned New York State Notaries Public. This program is not specifically intended to prepare applicants for the pre-appointment, written qualification examination administered by the NYS Department of State.

Attendance at the New York State Notary Law Update Briefing is a must for every Notary Public to properly execute the authority, duties and responsibilities of a New York State Notary Public Commission. This practical and fast-paced program helps experienced Notaries Public to handle varied notarial duties as well as provides an overview to the 2023 and 2024 updated requirements.

“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, the course pioneer.  “It is especially helpful if the incumbent Notary Public attended an internet-based “class” or never attended an in-person training program at all.”  Participants are encouraged to bring problematic legal documents, ethical employment situations and challenging notarial scenarios encountered on-the-job.

“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,” Piombino said.

“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 voters, candidates, litigants, victims and defendants,” emphasizes Piombino.

Piombino was the lead investigator in a landmark, notary investigation in 1988, documenting for the first time widespread non-compliance with myriad legal requirements throughout New York State. The special investigation report was covered by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Law Journal and major news wire services throughout the US. The special investigation report is also cited by state and federal courts in judicial case decisions and law review articles to this day.

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 Cayuga Community College.

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.

The cost of the half-day program is $125. Space is very limited for this Central New York, special author appearance and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register on-line, visit the Cayuga Community College website at https://registration.xendirect.com/Cayuga/searchResults.cfm?searchId=1 or call Cayuga Community College on 315-294-8841.