NYS Notary Practice Exam 2025

If they apply within 6 months after their term expires.

The Secretary of state may waive certain qualifying requirements for notaries whose term shall have expired before they seek reappointment :

Applicants for a new notary commission must submit all the following except :

Certification of residency in NYS.

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The commission term of a notary public is :

four years

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The jurisdiction of a notary public is :

co-extensive with the boundaries of the state of New York

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Notaries public are required to use a notarial seal:

The laws of new york state do not require seals.

notary publics are commissioned by?

Secretary of State

The act of the notary obtaining satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person whose acknowledgement is taken

an Acknowledgement

a verbal pledge made by a person, stating that his or hers statements are made under an immediate sense of his or her responsibility to god, who will punish the person if the statements are false is called?

an Oath

a signed statement, duly sworn to by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths, is called?

an Affidavit

If a notarial seal is used, the only inscription required is:

Notary Public for the State of New York

The distinction between the taking of an acknowledgement and an affidavit lies in the fact that?

An Affidavit involves the administration of an oath or affirmation; an acknowledgement does not.

To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the request of the person who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness.

to attest

According to the NY Notary Law, once a Notary Public has received their commission, she/he is considered:

A public Officer

A solemn declaration made by persons who conscientiously decline to take an oath is:

an affirmation

" Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit subscribed by you are correct and true?" is:

The simplest form in which an oath may be administered.

For a notary public to take someone's acknowledgement of a written instrument, it is not necessary for:

the person who executed the instrument to sign his or her name in the presence of a notary

a notary public who is not also an attorney may:

Administer the oath of office to a member of the legislature

On each Notary certificate, Notaries Public must include, among other things:

the venue and their signature and printed name.

For issuing a certificate of official character, the county clerk:

May charge $1

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Notaries who expect to sign documents regularly in counties other than that of their residence:

May file a certificate of official character with other new York county clerks.

the full fee for a notary public commission must be submitted to the decision of licensing services as part of an original application is?

$60

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For taking an affidavit and certifying the same , a Notary Public shall be entitled to a fee of :

$2 for the affidavit, the oath or affirmation, and the certificate ($2 total)

for a notary public who is not also an attorney, preparing power of attorney is?

Always the unauthorized practice of law.

according to the NY notary law, once a notary public has received their commission, she/he is considered?

A public Officer

it is a misdemeanor for notaries public to do all the following except?

take the acknowledgement for someone in a company in which they are employed.

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For making a misstatement of a material fact on the application for appointment as a Notary Public, a Notary:

May be removed from office

it is considered a misdemeanor in all the following instances for a notary public who is not a lawyer except?

taking a deposition from someone

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A notary public who is guilty of malfeasance in the execution of any duty prescribed by law relation to taking am acknowledgement or proof:

is liable for damages to the parties injured.

For any misconduct in the performance of any of his or her powers , a Notary Public :

is liable for damages to the parties injured

a criminal act in which a statement or given testimony on a material matter, under oath or by affirmation, as to the truth thereof, when she/he knew the statement or testimony to be false and willfully made.

Perjury

A mortgage on real property is?

a written instrument, duly executed and delivered, that creates a lien upon real property as security for the payment of a specified debt.

A contract is:

a legally binding agreement between two or more individuals or entities to do something.

Unlawful constraint exercised upon a person whereby he is forced to do

some act against his will is called?

Duress

According to the law, this term may mean corporation joint stock company, estate, general partnership, limited liability company, foreign limited liability company, joint venture, limited partnership, natural person, attorney in fact, real estate investment trust, business trust or other trust, custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own or any representee capacity.

Person

The state law that provides that certain contracts must be in writing or partially complied with in order to be enforceable at law is in?

Statute of Frauds

Personal property, such as household good or fixatures, is called?

Chattel

A contract whereby, for consideration, one who is entitled to the possession of real property transfers such right to another for a given period of time is called?

A lease

A person who starts a suit or brings an action against another is called?

A plaintiff

A consideration, given to induce entering a contract, may be?

All of the Above

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A lien is?

A legal right or claim upon a specific property which attaches to the property until a debt is satisfied.

Every person appointed as Notary Public must, at the time of his or her appointment:

Have an equivalent of a common school education

All of the following are disqualified for commission as a notary public except?

Members of the Military who have received honorable discharge

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Notary Public are authorized and empowered to?

Take the acknowledgement of conveyance of real property made by a married woman.

A hearing or examination in the presence of, or on papers filed by, one

party and in the absence of the other.

Ex Parte

For a recording officer to accept a conveyance of real property written in a language other than English:

The conveyance must be accompanied by a translation in the English Language, Duly executed and acknowledged by the person(s) making the conveyance.

" Do you solemnly, sincerely, and truly, declare and affirm that the statements made by you are true and correct?" is a form of?

An Affirmation

The person who makes and subscribes his or her signature to a deposition is called?

A Deponent

The formal declaration made by a subscribing witness to the execution of an instrument is called?

a proof

A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation signed by a Notary Public, authenticating and verifying the authority of that notary public to act as such is called?

An authentication

for the protest of the non-payment of any note or the non-acceptance or non-payment of any bill exchange, check, or draft and for giving he requisite notices and certificates of such protest, a notary public shall receive no more than?

75 cents for the protest and 10 cents for each notice, not exceeding five.

All of the following are considered a felony under the law for a notary public except?

Foreign Language

A notary public may not:

Take the oath of an affiant to a statement the notary knows to be false.

The disposition of one's property, to take affect after death is governed by?

A will

A department of state authentication, attached to a notarized and county-certified document for possible international use, is?

an apostille

a subordination clause is?

a clause that permits the placing of a mortgage at a later date, which takes priority over the existing mortgage.

Decree of a court declaring that one individual is indebted to another and

fixing the amount of such indebtedness is called?

A Judgement

A person named in a will to carry out provisions of that will is called

an executor

a written statement by an individual, giving another person the power to act for him or her, is called?

An attorney

a person in charge of a minor's person or property is called?

a guardian

an instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying it is in some respects called?

a codicil

the power to remove or suspend notaries public from office lies with :

the secretary of state

According to the Banking Law , after the lessee has been notified , how many days must pass before a safe deposit box may be opened :

30 days

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a formal statement in writing by a notary public, stating 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 is called?

a protest

When a notary takes an acknowledgement for a document that does NOT relate to real property , the correct certificate to use is a:

Uniform forms of acknowledgement or proof that has been acceptable in the past.

In a notary certificate, the wording "State of New York. County Of ________," is the form generally employed for?

The Venue

The act of carrying on a lawsuit is called?

litigation

On a Sunday, a notary public may not

Take a deposition in a civil proceeding

Issuing a false certificate is:

Felony

This term includes every mode authorized by law for administering an

oath.

Swear

A law that limits the time within which a criminal prosecution or a civil action must be started is called?

statute of limitations

Unlawful constraint exercised upon a person whereby he is forced to do

some act against his will, is called?

Duress

A notary public who is a resident of new york state and moves out of the state but still maintains a place of business or an office within the state:

Become a "resident" in which there company resides in.

If a close personal friend appears before you and asks you to notarize his signature on an affidavit, you must?

Administer an oath or affirmation

The clause (e.g, at the end of a will) wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument was executed before them and the manner of the execution of the same

Attestation Clause

A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will is called?

An administrator

A writing which evidences both an obligation to pay money and a security interest in a lease or specific goods; the agreement which creates or provides the security interest is known as a security agreement.

Chattel Paper

A statute is:

law enacted by state legislature or congress

A certified copy is a copy of a public record, signed and certified as a true copy by?

The public official having custody of the original.

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