New York Secretary of State
Assisting New York and City Residents
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The existing (as of May 2009) New York Secretary of State is Lorraine A. Cortés-Vásquez. Daniel E. Shapiro is the First Deputy Secretary of State, while Ricardo Aguirre is the Counsel to the Secretary of State.
The NY Secretary of State contact information for Albany is:
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Ave,
Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 474-4752
Fax: (518) 474-4597
The Secretary of State contact information for New York City is:
Department of State
123 William Street
New York, NY 10038-3804
Phone: (212) 417-5800
Fax: (212)-417-2383
The department of the NY Secretary of State has chiefly among its business customers the financial industry, corporations with offices in the state of New York, and state attorneys.
Those in the real estate and cosmetology businesses, private investigation firms and individuals, and notary publics must get licensed through the NY Secretary of State, and currently there are over 650,000 individuals that the NY State Department has licensed who are actively practicing.
The Office of Business and Licensing Services has extensive interaction with the New York business community, and its sub-departments included the Division of Corporations, State Records, and the Uniform Commercial Code; the Division of Cemeteries; the Division of Licensing Services; and the Division of Administrative Rules.
New Yor Secretary of State Historical Information
The New York Secretary of State is the third oldest governmental department in that state, having been established in 1778 when the state had no other governmental offices but those of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The NY Secretary of State has as its mandates to protect the public's safety as well as sustainable environmental practices, fortify local communities, and provide service to the business community. The NY Secretary of State is the head of the New York State Department.
In these modern times, the New York Secretary of State's business customers can access information via the Internet. The NY State Department's website (www.dos.state.ny.us ) has made licensing applications, publications, corporate filing information, and so on and so forth available right online. New York state business customers can access databases to follow up on the registry of Department licensees as well as business or corporate entities.
The New York Secretary of State's Office of Local Government Services services customers by facilitating their attainment of information and assistance concerning policies and programs which impact upon their communities. This information is available to them via the Internet through publications, program information, and training information twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, and all for free.
Whether it be implementing the state's building codes, working with waterfront redevelopment plans, or getting firefighters and local government officials properly trained, among many other important functions, the NY Secretary of State often works in partnership with local governments.
The Office of Local Government houses the Division of Coastal Resources and Waterfront Revitalization, the Office for Fire Prevention and Control, the Division of Code Enforcement and Administration, the Division of Community Services, and the Office of Regional Affairs.
The New York Secretary of State helps New Yorkers with so many important aspects of their lives and success in NYS.
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