NYS NOTARY EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A deposition (may/may not) be taken before a notary public in a civil proceeding? -
✔✔a deposition may be taking before a notary public in a civil proceeding
✔✔Within __ days of the opening of a the safe deposit box, a copy of the notary public's
certificate must be mailed to the lessee at his last known postal address - ✔✔10 days
also the box cannot be opened by the lessor until 30 days after notice to the lessee
✔✔A notary public (has/has not) authority to solemnize marriages? - ✔✔does not have
authority, also a notary public may not take the acknowledgement of parties and
witnesses to a written contract of marriage
✔✔The oath of a public officer (may/may not) be administered by a notary public. -
✔✔An oath to an official may be administered by a notary public.
✔✔A person can act as an attorney in New York State only if admitted to practice as an
attorney or counselor in the courts of record in NYS - ✔✔TRUE- there is an exemption
for the officers of societies for the prevention of cruelty and certain law students.
✔✔Notaries publics are prohibited from executing wills because they would thereby be
acting as an attorney - ✔✔TRUE- notaries public are expressly prohibited from drawing
up wills.
✔✔a notary public is not a public officer - ✔✔FALSE- a notary is a public officer and
must not act without having and duly filed the required oath of office
✔✔A person who acts as a notary without having taken and duly filed the required oath
of office is guilty of a _____ - ✔✔misdemeanor, the oath must be as prescribed by law
✔✔A public officer cannot charge a fee, except where a fee or other compensation is
expressly allowed by law. - ✔✔TRUE- also a public officer cannot charge more for the
service than is allowed by law
✔✔A public officer cannot receive a fee in advance of rending the service? - ✔✔FALSE-
a public officer can receive a fee in advance if the law allows. also, cannot charge a fee
unless the service was actually rendered by him
✔✔An officer who violates the fee provisions is liable for treble damages to the person
aggrieved - ✔✔TRUE- also is liable for punishment prescribed by law for the criminal
offense and removal from office
, ✔✔The maximum term of an indeterminate sentence shall be at least ____ years. -
✔✔3 years, the term is fixed by the judge
✔✔For a class ___ felony, the term shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed 7
years - ✔✔D
✔✔A sentence of imprisonment for a class "a" misdemeanor shall be a ___ sentence -
✔✔maximum of one year of a misdemeanor
✔✔A person is guilty of forgery in the __ degree when he falsely makes, completes or
alters a written instrument - ✔✔Second degree
✔✔Forgery in the second degree is a class ___ felony - ✔✔D
✔✔Issuing a false certificate is a class ___ felony - ✔✔E
✔✔Official misconduct includes willfully committing an act relating to one's office
constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions - ✔✔TRUE- also includes
refraining from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly
inherent in the nature of his office
✔✔An officer before whom an oath or affidavit may be taken is bound to administer the
same when required. - ✔✔TRUE- refusal to do so is a misdemeanor
✔✔A person is guilty of perjury if under oath or ___ he has given false testimony -
✔✔AFFIRMATION- the testimony must have been given on a material matter
✔✔An ___ is formal declaration before an authorized officer by a person who has
executed an instrument that such execution is his act and deed. -
✔✔acknowledgement- the officer must know that the person making it is the person
described and who executed the instrument
✔✔It is not essential that the person who executed the instrument sign his name in the
presence of the notary. - ✔✔TRUE- however, taking acknowledgements over the phone
is illegal
✔✔A notary who takes an acknowledgment over the telephone is guilty of a _____. -
✔✔misdemeanor
✔✔Unless the person who makes the acknowledgment appears in front of the notary,
the notary's certificate that he so came is _____. - ✔✔Fraudulent
✔✔Making a false certificate is forgery in the _____ degree - ✔✔Second
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A deposition (may/may not) be taken before a notary public in a civil proceeding? -
✔✔a deposition may be taking before a notary public in a civil proceeding
✔✔Within __ days of the opening of a the safe deposit box, a copy of the notary public's
certificate must be mailed to the lessee at his last known postal address - ✔✔10 days
also the box cannot be opened by the lessor until 30 days after notice to the lessee
✔✔A notary public (has/has not) authority to solemnize marriages? - ✔✔does not have
authority, also a notary public may not take the acknowledgement of parties and
witnesses to a written contract of marriage
✔✔The oath of a public officer (may/may not) be administered by a notary public. -
✔✔An oath to an official may be administered by a notary public.
✔✔A person can act as an attorney in New York State only if admitted to practice as an
attorney or counselor in the courts of record in NYS - ✔✔TRUE- there is an exemption
for the officers of societies for the prevention of cruelty and certain law students.
✔✔Notaries publics are prohibited from executing wills because they would thereby be
acting as an attorney - ✔✔TRUE- notaries public are expressly prohibited from drawing
up wills.
✔✔a notary public is not a public officer - ✔✔FALSE- a notary is a public officer and
must not act without having and duly filed the required oath of office
✔✔A person who acts as a notary without having taken and duly filed the required oath
of office is guilty of a _____ - ✔✔misdemeanor, the oath must be as prescribed by law
✔✔A public officer cannot charge a fee, except where a fee or other compensation is
expressly allowed by law. - ✔✔TRUE- also a public officer cannot charge more for the
service than is allowed by law
✔✔A public officer cannot receive a fee in advance of rending the service? - ✔✔FALSE-
a public officer can receive a fee in advance if the law allows. also, cannot charge a fee
unless the service was actually rendered by him
✔✔An officer who violates the fee provisions is liable for treble damages to the person
aggrieved - ✔✔TRUE- also is liable for punishment prescribed by law for the criminal
offense and removal from office
, ✔✔The maximum term of an indeterminate sentence shall be at least ____ years. -
✔✔3 years, the term is fixed by the judge
✔✔For a class ___ felony, the term shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed 7
years - ✔✔D
✔✔A sentence of imprisonment for a class "a" misdemeanor shall be a ___ sentence -
✔✔maximum of one year of a misdemeanor
✔✔A person is guilty of forgery in the __ degree when he falsely makes, completes or
alters a written instrument - ✔✔Second degree
✔✔Forgery in the second degree is a class ___ felony - ✔✔D
✔✔Issuing a false certificate is a class ___ felony - ✔✔E
✔✔Official misconduct includes willfully committing an act relating to one's office
constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions - ✔✔TRUE- also includes
refraining from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly
inherent in the nature of his office
✔✔An officer before whom an oath or affidavit may be taken is bound to administer the
same when required. - ✔✔TRUE- refusal to do so is a misdemeanor
✔✔A person is guilty of perjury if under oath or ___ he has given false testimony -
✔✔AFFIRMATION- the testimony must have been given on a material matter
✔✔An ___ is formal declaration before an authorized officer by a person who has
executed an instrument that such execution is his act and deed. -
✔✔acknowledgement- the officer must know that the person making it is the person
described and who executed the instrument
✔✔It is not essential that the person who executed the instrument sign his name in the
presence of the notary. - ✔✔TRUE- however, taking acknowledgements over the phone
is illegal
✔✔A notary who takes an acknowledgment over the telephone is guilty of a _____. -
✔✔misdemeanor
✔✔Unless the person who makes the acknowledgment appears in front of the notary,
the notary's certificate that he so came is _____. - ✔✔Fraudulent
✔✔Making a false certificate is forgery in the _____ degree - ✔✔Second
