New York State Notary Public License Exam Questions and
Answers 2026 | NY Notary Exams 1, 2 & 3 Prep & Study
Guide
Notariesxpublicxarexcommissionedxbyx_____________x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅ThexSecretaryxofxState
A/Anx_________xmayxbexappointedxaxnotaryxpublicxwithoutxanxexaminationx-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅anx*attorney*xadmittedxtoxpracticexinxNewxYorkxStatex(bonu
sxpoint:xalsoxexemptxarexofficiallyxappointedx*CourtxClerks*xinxthexNYxStatexcourtxs
ystem)
True/False:
Non-
residentsxofxNewxYorkxstatexwhoxhavexofficesxorxplacesxofxbusinessxinxthexstatexmay
xalsoxbecomexnotaries.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅True.
Anxofficexorxplacexofxbusinessxisxsufficient.
*NotaryxPublic*
(Thexfullxdefinition,xasxlaidxoutxinxNYxstatexlaw.)x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Ax*publicxofficerxwhoxexecutesxacknowledgementsxofxdeedsx
orxwritings*xinxorderxtoxrenderxthemxavailablexasxevidencexofxthexfactsxthereinxconta
ined;xadministersxoathsxandxaffirmationxasxtoxthextruthxofxstatementsxcontainedxinxpa
persxorxdocumentsxrequiringxthexadministrationxofxanxoath.
,*Laches*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexdelayxorxnegligencexinxassertingxone'sxlegalxrights.
Axlachesxexamplexisxwhenxaxhomeownerxwatchesxtheirxneighborxbuildxaxfencexoverx
thexpropertyxlinexforxyears,xinvestingxtimexandxmoney,xandxthenxsuesxtoxhavexitxremo
ved;xthexneighborxcanxusexthexdefensexofxlachesxbecausexthexhomeowner'sxlong,xunr
easonablexdelayxprejudicedxthemxbyxmakingxitxharderxtoxdefendxthexclaim.xEssential
ly,xlachesxstopsxaxplaintiffxfromxwinningxaxcasexifxtheirxexcessivexdelayxinxbringingx
axlawsuitxharmsxthexdefendant'sxabilityxtoxfairlyxdefendxthemselves,xoftenxbecausexe
videncexisxlostxorxwitnesses'xmemoriesxfade.
Thex(1)_________xandx(2)__________xofxthexnotaryxmustxbexfiledxinxthexofficexofxt
hexcountyxclerkxofxthexcountyxwherexthexnotaryxisxlocated,xorxhasxofficexorxplacexofx
businessx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅1)x*oathxofxoffice*,x2)x*signature*
*Affiant*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexpersonxwhoxmakesxandxsubscribesxtheirxsignaturextoxanxa
ffidavit.x(Hint:xthextermx'affiant'xmayxbexusedxinterchangeablyxwithxthexwordx*depo
nent*...xrememberxthis.)
*Extraxcredit*,xfromxNYxStatexLaw.x
Fillxinxthexblank:
"Usexofxthexofficexofxnotaryxinxotherxthanxthex___________xprocedurexrequiredxisxvi
ewedxasxaxseriousxoffense."x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅*"specific,xstep-by-step"*
True/False:
,Axnotaryxpublicxisxallowedxtoxadministerxanxoathxtoxherselfxorxhimselfxunderxcertainx
circumstancesx(byxaxrequestingxjudgexinxaxcivilxtrial,xorxatxthexrequestxofxthexSecreta
ryxofxState)x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅False.
Axnotaryxpublicxcanxneverxadministerxanxoathxtoxthemselves.
True/False:
Axjuratxisxnotxthexaffidavit.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅True.x
Thexjuratxisxthexspecificxpartxofxthexdocumentxwherexthexnotaryxpublicxcertifiesxthatxt
hexdocumentxwasxswornxtoxbeforexherxorxhimxinxperson.xThexkeyxwordsxherexare:x*s
worn*xandx*inxperson.*
*Guardian*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Axpersonxinxchargexofxaxminor'sxpersonxorxproperty.
Bonus:
(FromxNYSxNotaryxLicensexLaw)
"EquallyxunacceptablextoxthexSecretaryxofxStatexisxthex__________xadministrationxo
fxoaths."x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅*"slipshod"*
Thexsimplestxformxinxwhichxanxoathxmayxbexadministered:
, "________________________?"x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅"Doxyouxsolemnlyxswearxthatxthexcontentsxofxthisxaffidavitxsu
bscribedxbyxyouxisxcorrectxandxtrue?"
A/Anx______________xmayxbexusedxforxpersonsxwhoxconscientiouslyxdeclinextakin
gxanxoath.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Anx*affirmation*
*Escrow*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexplacingxofxanxinstrumentxinxthexhandsxofxaxpersonxasxaxde
positoryxwhoxonxthexhappeningxofxaxdesignatedxevent,xisxtoxdeliverxthexinstrumentxto
xaxthirdxperson.xThisxagreement,xoncexestablished,xshouldxbexunalterable.x(Oftenxanx
*attorney*,xbutxnotxalways)
Asxbestxyouxcan,xnamexthexactivitiesx(involvingxthexpracticexofxlaw)xthatxarexprohibit
edxbyxaxnotaryxpublic.
Mayxnotx_______
Mayxnotx______
etc.
(Howxmanyxarexlisted?)x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Fourxthingsxlisted:
1.xMayxnotx*givexadvice*xonxthexlaw
2.xMayxnotxaskxforxandxgetx*legalxbusiness*xtoxsendxtoxaxlawyer
3.xMayxnotxdividexorxagreextox*dividextheirxfees*xwithxaxlawyer
4.xMayxnotxadvertisexorxcirculatexinxanyxmannerxthatxtheyxhavexpowersxorxrightsx*no
txgrantedxbyxlaw*
Answers 2026 | NY Notary Exams 1, 2 & 3 Prep & Study
Guide
Notariesxpublicxarexcommissionedxbyx_____________x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅ThexSecretaryxofxState
A/Anx_________xmayxbexappointedxaxnotaryxpublicxwithoutxanxexaminationx-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅anx*attorney*xadmittedxtoxpracticexinxNewxYorkxStatex(bonu
sxpoint:xalsoxexemptxarexofficiallyxappointedx*CourtxClerks*xinxthexNYxStatexcourtxs
ystem)
True/False:
Non-
residentsxofxNewxYorkxstatexwhoxhavexofficesxorxplacesxofxbusinessxinxthexstatexmay
xalsoxbecomexnotaries.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅True.
Anxofficexorxplacexofxbusinessxisxsufficient.
*NotaryxPublic*
(Thexfullxdefinition,xasxlaidxoutxinxNYxstatexlaw.)x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Ax*publicxofficerxwhoxexecutesxacknowledgementsxofxdeedsx
orxwritings*xinxorderxtoxrenderxthemxavailablexasxevidencexofxthexfactsxthereinxconta
ined;xadministersxoathsxandxaffirmationxasxtoxthextruthxofxstatementsxcontainedxinxpa
persxorxdocumentsxrequiringxthexadministrationxofxanxoath.
,*Laches*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexdelayxorxnegligencexinxassertingxone'sxlegalxrights.
Axlachesxexamplexisxwhenxaxhomeownerxwatchesxtheirxneighborxbuildxaxfencexoverx
thexpropertyxlinexforxyears,xinvestingxtimexandxmoney,xandxthenxsuesxtoxhavexitxremo
ved;xthexneighborxcanxusexthexdefensexofxlachesxbecausexthexhomeowner'sxlong,xunr
easonablexdelayxprejudicedxthemxbyxmakingxitxharderxtoxdefendxthexclaim.xEssential
ly,xlachesxstopsxaxplaintiffxfromxwinningxaxcasexifxtheirxexcessivexdelayxinxbringingx
axlawsuitxharmsxthexdefendant'sxabilityxtoxfairlyxdefendxthemselves,xoftenxbecausexe
videncexisxlostxorxwitnesses'xmemoriesxfade.
Thex(1)_________xandx(2)__________xofxthexnotaryxmustxbexfiledxinxthexofficexofxt
hexcountyxclerkxofxthexcountyxwherexthexnotaryxisxlocated,xorxhasxofficexorxplacexofx
businessx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅1)x*oathxofxoffice*,x2)x*signature*
*Affiant*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexpersonxwhoxmakesxandxsubscribesxtheirxsignaturextoxanxa
ffidavit.x(Hint:xthextermx'affiant'xmayxbexusedxinterchangeablyxwithxthexwordx*depo
nent*...xrememberxthis.)
*Extraxcredit*,xfromxNYxStatexLaw.x
Fillxinxthexblank:
"Usexofxthexofficexofxnotaryxinxotherxthanxthex___________xprocedurexrequiredxisxvi
ewedxasxaxseriousxoffense."x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅*"specific,xstep-by-step"*
True/False:
,Axnotaryxpublicxisxallowedxtoxadministerxanxoathxtoxherselfxorxhimselfxunderxcertainx
circumstancesx(byxaxrequestingxjudgexinxaxcivilxtrial,xorxatxthexrequestxofxthexSecreta
ryxofxState)x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅False.
Axnotaryxpublicxcanxneverxadministerxanxoathxtoxthemselves.
True/False:
Axjuratxisxnotxthexaffidavit.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅True.x
Thexjuratxisxthexspecificxpartxofxthexdocumentxwherexthexnotaryxpublicxcertifiesxthatxt
hexdocumentxwasxswornxtoxbeforexherxorxhimxinxperson.xThexkeyxwordsxherexare:x*s
worn*xandx*inxperson.*
*Guardian*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Axpersonxinxchargexofxaxminor'sxpersonxorxproperty.
Bonus:
(FromxNYSxNotaryxLicensexLaw)
"EquallyxunacceptablextoxthexSecretaryxofxStatexisxthex__________xadministrationxo
fxoaths."x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅*"slipshod"*
Thexsimplestxformxinxwhichxanxoathxmayxbexadministered:
, "________________________?"x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅"Doxyouxsolemnlyxswearxthatxthexcontentsxofxthisxaffidavitxsu
bscribedxbyxyouxisxcorrectxandxtrue?"
A/Anx______________xmayxbexusedxforxpersonsxwhoxconscientiouslyxdeclinextakin
gxanxoath.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Anx*affirmation*
*Escrow*x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexplacingxofxanxinstrumentxinxthexhandsxofxaxpersonxasxaxde
positoryxwhoxonxthexhappeningxofxaxdesignatedxevent,xisxtoxdeliverxthexinstrumentxto
xaxthirdxperson.xThisxagreement,xoncexestablished,xshouldxbexunalterable.x(Oftenxanx
*attorney*,xbutxnotxalways)
Asxbestxyouxcan,xnamexthexactivitiesx(involvingxthexpracticexofxlaw)xthatxarexprohibit
edxbyxaxnotaryxpublic.
Mayxnotx_______
Mayxnotx______
etc.
(Howxmanyxarexlisted?)x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Fourxthingsxlisted:
1.xMayxnotx*givexadvice*xonxthexlaw
2.xMayxnotxaskxforxandxgetx*legalxbusiness*xtoxsendxtoxaxlawyer
3.xMayxnotxdividexorxagreextox*dividextheirxfees*xwithxaxlawyer
4.xMayxnotxadvertisexorxcirculatexinxanyxmannerxthatxtheyxhavexpowersxorxrightsx*no
txgrantedxbyxlaw*
