The New York State Bar Association on Friday called for the repeal of a portion of a one-month-old law that has changed the way notarial acts are conducted in the state for lawyers who continue to provide services the old-fashioned way, in person.

The enabling legislation—New York Executive Law Section 135-c—went into effect on Feb. 1, including for electronic notarizations that allow New York-based notaries to provide services to clients who aren’t in their presence. It follows the state’s prior allowance for notaries to perform their duties through remote ink notarization during the pandemic.

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