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NEW YORK NOTARY 2026 PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY A
GRADED| NEW AND REVISED
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Fee for notary public commission is $60.
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public.
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years.
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS. -
ANSWER- C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years.
Executive Law 130. The term is 4 years.
2. Notaries are commissioned in ___________.
A. their city of residence.
B. the city where they are employed.
C. their county of residence.
D. their town or village of residence. - ANSWER- C. their county of
residence
Executive Law 131
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3. Which choice is not correct? Generally, no person shall be appointed
as a notary public who has been convicted of ______.
A. a misdemeanor.
B. a felony.
C. a crime.
D. lawful entry into a building. - ANSWER- D. lawful entry into a
building.
Executive Law 130
4. The _______ or the county clerk where commission is filed may
certify as to the official character of the notary.
A. Secretary of State
B. County Judge
C. Supervising Judge
D. None of the above. - ANSWER- A. Secretary of State
Executive Law 132
5. A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any
instrument as a notary public is guilty of a ______.
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
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D. Felony - ANSWER- C. Misdemeanor
Executive Law 140
6. Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of Elections - ANSWER- B. Sheriff
NYS Constitution, Article 13, Sect. 13(a)
7. Generally, the fee for an oath or affirmation is:
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - ANSWER- A. $2
Executive Law 136
8. The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official
character of a notary public may be:
1. facsimile
NEW YORK NOTARY 2026 PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY A
GRADED| NEW AND REVISED
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Fee for notary public commission is $60.
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public.
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years.
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS. -
ANSWER- C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years.
Executive Law 130. The term is 4 years.
2. Notaries are commissioned in ___________.
A. their city of residence.
B. the city where they are employed.
C. their county of residence.
D. their town or village of residence. - ANSWER- C. their county of
residence
Executive Law 131
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3. Which choice is not correct? Generally, no person shall be appointed
as a notary public who has been convicted of ______.
A. a misdemeanor.
B. a felony.
C. a crime.
D. lawful entry into a building. - ANSWER- D. lawful entry into a
building.
Executive Law 130
4. The _______ or the county clerk where commission is filed may
certify as to the official character of the notary.
A. Secretary of State
B. County Judge
C. Supervising Judge
D. None of the above. - ANSWER- A. Secretary of State
Executive Law 132
5. A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any
instrument as a notary public is guilty of a ______.
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
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D. Felony - ANSWER- C. Misdemeanor
Executive Law 140
6. Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of Elections - ANSWER- B. Sheriff
NYS Constitution, Article 13, Sect. 13(a)
7. Generally, the fee for an oath or affirmation is:
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - ANSWER- A. $2
Executive Law 136
8. The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official
character of a notary public may be:
1. facsimile
