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2025 - NY NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
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- If a Notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary Mobile services. What is the potential maximum jail sentence? A. One month. B. Three months C. Six months. D. One Year - ✔✔D. One Year
- The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate conveyance is called a: A. Qualified resident. B. Official Character C. Proof certificate D. None of the above - ✔✔C. Proof certificate
- Which of the following is in the requirements to become a Notary Public in New York? A) Be at least 18 years old. B) No special education or common school level C) Be a resident and or a qualified non-resident resident D) All the above. - ✔✔D) All the above.
- If a Notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she: A) Will pay an additional $15 out of state fee B) No longer is qualified C) Must get NY driver's license D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident". - ✔✔D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident".
- Which of the following are errors a notary can make that will not make the foregoing instrument get unrecorded? A) If the Notary Public was purporting to be a notary but was not licensed. B) If the Notary Public commission was expired. C) If a New York Notary notarizes in another state. D) All the above. - ✔✔D) All the above.
- If your neighbor you know asks you to notarize an affidavit you must? A) Administer an Oath of office. B) Administer an Oath & fill out the Jurat. C) Require a government issued, photo identification. D) Do a Protest for Non Payment certificate. - ✔✔B) Administer an Oath & fill out the Jurat.
- What is the name of the location where the Notary notarizes something? A) Protest for non-payment B) Venue. C) Affidavit D) Mobile Notary - ✔✔B) Venue.
- Which of the following activities may a non-attorney Notary perform? A) Explain to people what they are signing. B) Make a certified original certificate on a government document photocopy. C) Contracts of marriage within NY State borders. D) Administer an oath of office for a military officer. - ✔✔D) Administer an oath of office for a military officer.
- What is the County Clerk fee for a certificate of Official Character? A) $ B) $5.
A) One named in a will to carry out the provisions. B) The testimony of a witness taken out of court under oath/affirmation. C) An agreement. D) Someone ordered to a hearing out of court called a deposition. - ✔✔D) Someone ordered to a hearing out of court called a deposition.
- What is the notary fee for a protest of non-payment? A) .75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter limit of 5 B) $25 for unlimited within 24 hrs. C) $5 for the original and .50 cents per copy. D) $10 with a limit of 7. - ✔✔A) .75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter limit of 5
- What is the name of what a Notary places below the Notary signature? A) Seal B) Stamp C) Statement of Authority D) Certification - ✔✔C) Statement of Authority
- Who approves the appointment of a Notary Public? A) The name appointed under and no other. B) County Clerk C) Secretary of State D) Town judge where the Notary resides - ✔✔C) Secretary of State
- What is the fee for changing name for marriage purposes and updating the State? A) The maiden name change fee $ B) Free for anyone changing names for marriage purposes. C) $5 to update the database. D) $12 one-time fee - ✔✔B) Free for anyone changing names for marriage purposes.
- Who must be with a bank employee to witness the terminated lease opening of a an abandoned safety deposit box? A) A police officer or Sheriff. B) A bank officer or employee of the lessor. C) The lessee. D) A Notary Public - ✔✔D) A Notary Public
- Who can translate a deed into another language to be filed in a NY County Clerk? A) Translator with certificate of designation by the county judge. B) Translation certified expert by Translators Society of USA. C) Affidavit service magistrate. D) All the above. - ✔✔A) Translator with certificate of designation by the county judge.
- What can happen to a notary for doing something illegal or with malfeasance? A) Can be summoned to a NYS tribunal hearing for license revocation. B) Can go to criminal court as a defendant. C) Can be sued for $ damages in Civil court. D) All the above. - ✔✔D) All the above.
- What do the two witnesses to a will sign? A) The witness approval proof certificate. B) Attestation clauses C) Identity verification form D) The affidavit - ✔✔B) Attestation clauses
- What is Chattel? A) Beef stock certificates. B) Personal property such as household goods or fixtures.
- What is the maximum sentence for class A misdemeanors? A) 1 year. B) 5 years. C) Probation for 3 years. D) 6 months in jail. - ✔✔A) 1 year
- What is the maximum sentence for a Class E felony? A) Four years. B) 7 years. C) 3 years. D) There is no limit...the judge can do what he/she decides is fair. - ✔✔A) Four years.
- What is the mandatory sentence for a class D felony convictions? A) 4 years. B) seven years. C) 3 years. D) There is no minimal sentence because the judge decides. - ✔✔C) 3 years.
- What is the sentence for Class 2X felonies? A) There is no 2X felony. B) Class D felony 2nd offense 3 to 7 years. C) Class E felony ist offense 3 to 4 years. D) The District attorney will decide with the judge in private. - ✔✔A) There is no 2X felony.
- What is an Apostle? A) Something certified for international use. B) A Notary application.
C) Class D felony. D) The administrator of a will appointed by the court. - ✔✔A) Something certified for international use.
- Where is the Notary Public Law located? A) The Public Officer's Law aka Notary Public License law B) At the local library C) The County Clerk's Hearing offices D) The County Clerk's authentication office. - ✔✔A) The Public Officer's Law aka Notary Public License law
- What was completed by a County Clerk when issuing an, "Authentication Certificate" and charging a $3 fee? A) Verified the voter registration. B) Verified the Notary Public signature is authentic. C) Certification of the Notary Court involvement. D) All the above. - ✔✔B) Verified the Notary Public signature is authentic.
- Which of the following is, "Professional Misconduct"? A) When a Notary does something while aware it is not procedurally correct. B) Notarizing knowing there is a fake ID involved. C) When the Notary makes a mistake and does the wrong thing. D) A & B - ✔✔D) A & B
- Which of the following people can hold the office of Notary Public? A) A County Sheriff. B) A former Commissioner of Deeds for NYC who was removed from office. C) A & B above. D) A convicted felon. - ✔✔D) A convicted felon.
Requisites of acknowledgments. - ✔✔An acknowledgment must not be taken by any officer unless he knows or has satisfactory evidence, that the person making it is the person described in and who executed such instrument Administrator - ✔✔A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will. Affiant - ✔✔The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an affidavit. Affidavit - ✔✔An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. Difference between an acknowledgement and an affidavit - ✔✔The distinction between the taking of an acknowledgment and an affidavit must be clearly understood. In the case of an acknowledgment, the notary public certifies as to the identity and execution of a document; the affidavit involves the administration of an oath to the affiant. Affirmation - ✔✔A solemn declaration made by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and is just as binding Form of affirmation - ✔✔"Do you solemnly, sincerely, and truly, declare and affirm that the statements made by you are true and correct." Apostile - ✔✔Department of State authentication attached to a notarized and county- certified document for possible international use. Attest - ✔✔To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the request of the person who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness. Attestation Clause - ✔✔That clause (e.g., at the end of a will) wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of the execution of the same.
Authentication (Notarial) / County Clerk's Certificate - ✔✔A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by a notary; this county clerk's certificate authenticates or verifies the authority of the notary public to act as such. Bill of Sale - ✔✔A written instrument given to pass title of personal property from vendor to vendee. Certified Copy - ✔✔A copy of a public record signed and certified as a true copy by the public official having custody of the original. A notary public has no authority to issue certified copies. Chattel - ✔✔Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures. Chattel Paper - ✔✔A writing or writings which evidence both an obligation to pay money and a security interest in a lease or specific goods. The agreement which creates or provides for the security interest is known as a security agreement. Codicil - ✔✔An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying it in some respects. Consideration - ✔✔Anything of value given to induce entering into a contract; it may be money, personal services, or even love and affection. Contempt of Court - ✔✔Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a court which disrupts the execution of court orders. Contract - ✔✔An agreement between competent parties to do or not to do certain things for a legal consideration, whereby each party acquires a right to what the other possesses. Conveyance (Deed) - ✔✔Every instrument, in writing, except a will, by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered.
Those words placed directly after the signature in the affidavit stating that the facts therein contained were sworn to or affirmed before the officer (notary public) together with his official signature and such other data as required by § 137 of the Executive Law. Laches - ✔✔The delay or negligence in asserting one's legal rights. Lease - ✔✔A contract whereby, for a consideration, usually termed rent, one who is entitled to the possession of real property transfers such right to another for life, for a term of years or at will. Lien - ✔✔A legal right or claim upon a specific property which attaches to the property until a debt is satisfied. Litigation - ✔✔The act of carrying on a lawsuit. Misdemeanor - ✔✔Any crime other than a felony. Mortgage On Real Property - ✔✔An instrument in writing, duly executed and delivered that creates a lien upon real estate as security for the payment of a specified debt, which is usually in the form of a bond. Notary Public - ✔✔A public officer who executes acknowledgments of deeds or writings in order to render them available as evidence of the facts therein contained; administers oaths and affirmation as to the truth of statements contained in papers or documents requiring the administration of an oath. Oath - ✔✔A verbal pledge given by the person taking it that his statements are made under an immediate sense of this responsibility to God, who will punish the affiant if the statements are false. An oath is valid when... - ✔✔First, the person swearing or affirming must personally be in the presence of the notary public Secondly, that the person unequivocally swears or affirms that what he states is true
Thirdly, that he swears or affirms as of that time Lastly, that the person conscientiously takes upon himself the obligation of an oath. Plaintiff - ✔✔A person who starts a suit or brings an action against another. Power of Attorney - ✔✔A written statement by an individual giving another person the power to act for him. Proof - ✔✔The formal declaration made by a subscribing witness to the execution of an instrument setting forth his place of residence, that he knew the person described in and who executed the instrument and that he saw such person execute such instrument. Protest - ✔✔A formal statement in writing by a notary public, under seal, that a certain bill of exchange or promissory note was on a certain day presented for payment, or acceptance, and that such payment or acceptance was refused. Seal - ✔✔The laws of the State of New York do not require the use of seals by notaries public. If a seal is used, it should sufficiently identify the notary public, his authority and jurisdiction. It is the opinion of the Department of State that the only inscription required is the name of the notary and the words "Notary Public for the State of New York." Signature of Notary Public includes... - ✔✔1. A notary public must sign the name under which he was appointed and no other.
- Venue
- Printed name
- The words "Notary Public State of New York"
- The name of the county in which he is qualified
- Date upon which his commission expires
Schedule of Fees - ✔✔Authentication Certificate 3.00 Protest of Note, Commercial Paper, etc.. Ea additional Notice of Protest (limit 5) each .10 Oath or Affirmation 2. Acknowledgment (each person) 2. Proof of Execution (each person) 2.00 Swearing Witness 2. Public Officers Law - ✔✔Notary must not act before taking and filing oath of office. The Public Officers Law (§15) provides that a person who executes any of the functions of a public office without having taken and duly filed the required oath of office, as prescribed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Class D Felony Term - ✔✔For a class D felony, the term shall be fixed by the court, and shall not exceed 7 years Class E Felony Term - ✔✔For a class E felony, the term shall be fixed by the court, and shall not exceed 4 years Misdemeanor Term - ✔✔A sentence of imprisonment for a class A misdemeanor shall be a definite sentence, and shall not exceed one year Forgery - ✔✔Class D Felony A person is guilty of forgery in the second degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another Issuing a false certificate - ✔✔Class E felony A person is guilty of issuing a false certificate when, being a public servant authorized by law to make or issue official certificates or other official written instruments, and with intent to defraud, deceive or
injure another person, he issues such an instrument, or makes the same with intent that it be issued, knowing that it contains a false statement or false information. Official misconduct - ✔✔Class A misdemeanor A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or deprive another person of a benefit:
- He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized; or
- He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office. Refusal to officiate - ✔✔Class A misdemeanor The Penal Law (§195.00) provides that an officer before whom an oath or affidavit may be taken is bound to administer the same when requested, and a refusal to do so is a misdemeanor Perjury - ✔✔Class A misdemeanor One is guilty of perjury if he has stated or given testimony on a material matter, under oath or by affirmation, as to the truth thereof, when he knew the statement or testimony to be false and willfully made. Advertising - ✔✔A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York shall not falsely advertise that he or she is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York Misconduct by a notary and removal from office - ✔✔A notary public who, in the performance of the duties of such office shall practice any fraud or deceit, is guilty of a misdemeanor (Executive Law, §135- a), and may be removed from office Fee for administering certain official oaths
