New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Notaries public are commissioned by _____________ -
correct answer ✅The Secretary of State
A/An _________ may be appointed a notary public without an
examination -
correct answer ✅an *attorney* admitted to practice in New York
State (bonus point: also exempt are officially appointed *Court
Clerks* in the NY State court system)
True/False:
Non-residents of New York state who have offices or places of
business in the state may also become notaries. -
correct answer ✅True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
*Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.) -
correct answer ✅A *public officer who executes
acknowledgements of deeds or writings* in order to render them
,New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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.
*Laches* -
correct answer ✅The delay or negligence in asserting one's legal
rights.
The (1)_________ and (2)__________ of the notary must be filed in
the office of the county clerk of the county where the notary is
located, or has office or place of business -
correct answer ✅1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
*Affiant* -
correct answer ✅The person who makes and subscribes their
signature to an affidavit. (Hint: the term 'affiant' may be used
interchangeably with the word *deponent*... remember this.)
*Extra credit*, from NY State Law.
Fill in the blank:
,New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
"Use of the office of notary in other than the ___________
procedure required is viewed as a serious offense." -
correct answer ✅*"specific, step-by-step"*
True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself or
himself under certain circumstances (by a requesting judge in a civil
trial, or at the request of the Secretary of State) -
correct answer ✅False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to themselves.
True/False:
A jurat is not the affidavit. -
correct answer ✅True.
The jurat is the specific part of the document where the notary
public certifies that the document was sworn to before her or him
in person. The key words here are: *sworn* and *in person.*
, New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
*Guardian* -
correct answer ✅A person in charge of a minor's person or
property.
Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the __________
administration of oaths." -
correct answer ✅*"slipshod"*
The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
"________________________?" -
correct answer ✅"Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this
affidavit subscribed by you is correct and true?"
A/An ______________ may be used for persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath. -
correct answer ✅An *affirmation*
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Notaries public are commissioned by _____________ -
correct answer ✅The Secretary of State
A/An _________ may be appointed a notary public without an
examination -
correct answer ✅an *attorney* admitted to practice in New York
State (bonus point: also exempt are officially appointed *Court
Clerks* in the NY State court system)
True/False:
Non-residents of New York state who have offices or places of
business in the state may also become notaries. -
correct answer ✅True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
*Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.) -
correct answer ✅A *public officer who executes
acknowledgements of deeds or writings* in order to render them
,New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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.
*Laches* -
correct answer ✅The delay or negligence in asserting one's legal
rights.
The (1)_________ and (2)__________ of the notary must be filed in
the office of the county clerk of the county where the notary is
located, or has office or place of business -
correct answer ✅1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
*Affiant* -
correct answer ✅The person who makes and subscribes their
signature to an affidavit. (Hint: the term 'affiant' may be used
interchangeably with the word *deponent*... remember this.)
*Extra credit*, from NY State Law.
Fill in the blank:
,New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
"Use of the office of notary in other than the ___________
procedure required is viewed as a serious offense." -
correct answer ✅*"specific, step-by-step"*
True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself or
himself under certain circumstances (by a requesting judge in a civil
trial, or at the request of the Secretary of State) -
correct answer ✅False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to themselves.
True/False:
A jurat is not the affidavit. -
correct answer ✅True.
The jurat is the specific part of the document where the notary
public certifies that the document was sworn to before her or him
in person. The key words here are: *sworn* and *in person.*
, New York State Notary Public License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
*Guardian* -
correct answer ✅A person in charge of a minor's person or
property.
Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the __________
administration of oaths." -
correct answer ✅*"slipshod"*
The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
"________________________?" -
correct answer ✅"Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this
affidavit subscribed by you is correct and true?"
A/An ______________ may be used for persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath. -
correct answer ✅An *affirmation*
