--- title: "Does a Power of Attorney Need to Be Notarized in New York?" description: "New York power of attorney: yes, a notary is required. The principal's signature is acknowledged the way a deed's is, before a notary. With the official source." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-new-york" --- Does it need a notary? · New York # Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in New York? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a power of attorney needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) Yes, a notary is required. The principal's signature is acknowledged the way a deed's is, before a notary. ## In the official wording "duly acknowledged in the manner prescribed for the acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property" From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Witnesses Two witnesses. Two witnesses who aren't agents or permitted gift recipients; the person taking the acknowledgment may be one of them. Agent's acknowledgment Each agent signs and dates it, with an acknowledged signature; the agent can act only from that date. "duly acknowledged in the manner prescribed for the acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property" Recording for real estate Real Property Law 294(1) lets an instrument giving an agent power to convey the owner's real property be recorded in the county where the property is; the General Obligations Law doesn't make recording a condition of the agent acting. "an instrument containing a power to convey real property, as the agent or attorney for the owner of the property," Official form Power of Attorney New York Statutory Short Form. GOL 5-1513 sets the form, with the caution to the principal and the agent's signature and acknowledgment section. [Open the official form](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/5-1513) Durable after incapacity The statutory short form isn't affected by later incapacity unless the principal changes that under Modifications. "This POWER OF ATTORNEY shall not be affected by my subsequent incapacity" ## Next step Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in New York, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)). How New York treats it: New York amended Real Property Law §299-a in 2024 so that a certificate of conformity is no longer required when a notary in another state takes an acknowledgment. [More on New York signers](/notary/online-notary/new-york). If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county clerk before you sign. **Witnesses are required too.** Talk to us before booking so we can plan the session, or sign in person with a notary and witnesses. [Notarize it online ($50 per session)](/notary/#order) [Request a mobile notary in New York](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey?state=New%20York#request) Booking sends a request; we confirm the time and the price before you pay. In person, we look for a notary commissioned in New York near you; you approve the price first. If a local notary in New York does it: Acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, first person, $2; Acknowledgment or proof, each additional person, $2, under the state's fee rules ([New York notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/new-york)). ## Get it notarized online today Online notary: open now until 9 PM ET · sessions by appointment · times confirmed by email A New Jersey notary can notarize this with you on a video call, wherever you are in the U.S. $50 for the session, $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. **What you need** - A valid government photo ID - A computer or phone with a camera - The unsigned document [Book an online session](/notary/?service=ron#order) Our certificate states the act was performed using communication technology, as New Jersey law requires. [What it must say](/notary/remote-online-notarization-certificate-wording) Most U.S. recipients accept a remotely notarized document; check with whoever will receive it. [What to ask them](/notary/will-my-online-notarization-be-accepted) · [Several signers](/notary/online-notarization-multiple-signers) ## And a health care power of attorney? **No notary is required.** A health care proxy is signed and dated before two adult witnesses who also sign; the agent can't witness. No notary is required by the section. "signed and dated by the adult in the presence of two adult witnesses who shall also sign the proxy." Two adult witnesses. From [Public Health Law 2981, Appointment of health care agent; health care proxy (NY Senate)](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PBH/2981). A health care document follows its own signing rule, separate from the financial one. ## Official sources - [General Obligations Law 5-1501B, Creation of a valid power of attorney (NY Senate)](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/5-1501B) (checked November 2026) - [General Obligations Law 5-1513, Statutory short form power of attorney (NY Senate)](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/5-1513) (checked November 2026) - [Public Health Law 2981, Appointment of health care agent; health care proxy (NY Senate)](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PBH/2981) (checked November 2026) - [Real Property Law 294, Recording executory contracts and powers of attorney (NY Senate)](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/294) (checked November 2026) We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Is notarization required for a power of attorney in New York?** Yes, a notary is required. The principal's signature is acknowledged the way a deed's is, before a notary. **Are witnesses needed for a New York power of attorney?** Two witnesses. Two witnesses who aren't agents or permitted gift recipients; the person taking the acknowledgment may be one of them. **Does the agent sign anything in New York?** Each agent signs and dates it, with an acknowledged signature; the agent can act only from that date. **Does a New York power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?** Real Property Law 294(1) lets an instrument giving an agent power to convey the owner's real property be recorded in the county where the property is; the General Obligations Law doesn't make recording a condition of the agent acting. **Does a medical power of attorney need a notary in New York?** No notary is required. A health care proxy is signed and dated before two adult witnesses who also sign; the agent can't witness. No notary is required by the section. **Can I sign a New York power of attorney with an online notary?** Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in New York. New York amended Real Property Law §299-a in 2024 so that a certificate of conformity is no longer required when a notary in another state takes an acknowledgment. Witnesses are required too, so talk to us before booking, or sign in person. ## Keep going - [New York power of attorney signing requirements](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-new-york) - [Signing checklist](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=ny&type=financial) - [Power of attorney rules in every state](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) - [A will in New York](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-new-york) - [A small estate affidavit in New York](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-new-york) A power of attorney in another state: [New Mexico](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-new-mexico) · [North Carolina](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-north-carolina) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=power-of-attorney) ## Ready to sign? 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