# N.Y. RPP Law § 374: Deputy registrars' powers and duties

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S374

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPP Law § 374
- **Heading:** Deputy registrars' powers and duties
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 374

## Text

§ 374. Deputy registrars' powers and duties. In any county where the\nbusiness under this article so warrants, the registrar may appoint a\nchief deputy and as many other deputies as are needed. But no one unless\nhe is also a deputy register or an assistant deputy register appointed\nunder statutory authority, or a deputy county clerk, shall be appointed\nas such deputy registrar unless he has qualified as an official examiner\nof title as described and required by section three hundred and\nseventy-seven of this chapter.\n Deputies may perform any and all duties of the registrar in the name\nof the registrar, and the acts of such deputies shall be held to be the\nacts of the registrar, and in case of the death of the registrar, or his\nremoval from office, the chief deputy shall thereupon become the acting\nregistrar until such vacancy shall be filled according to law, and he\nshall file a like bond and be vested with the same powers and subject to\nthe same responsibilities and entitled to the same compensation as in\nthe case of the registrar.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. RPP Law § 370 Petition to register title to real property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S370.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 371 Petitions and proceedings to be in supreme court; title part of special term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S371.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 372 County clerks and registers to be registrars of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S372.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 373 Registrar's bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S373.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 374 Deputy registrars' powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S374.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 375 Compensation of registrars and deputy registrars, official examiners of title, and registration clerks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S375.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 376 Disposition of fees received by registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S376.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 377 Official examiners of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S377.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 378 What owners may apply; what titles may be registered](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S378.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 379 Contents of petition for registration; other papers to be filed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S379.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 380 Official examiner's report of title; other evidences of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S380.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 381 Survey, map or plan to be filed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S381.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 382 Notice of petition and of pendency of proceeding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S382.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 385 Proceedings upon the petition; notice of hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S385.md)

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