NYS Notary Exam WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2023-2024
GRADED A+
, NYS Notary Exam questions
and answers all correct
A notary at the time of appointment must be either a NYS resident or have a place
of business in New York State? Correct Answer: TRUE - a notary must also be a
united states citizen at the time of appointment. however, the department of state,
division of licensing services web site adds that notary may also be a permanent
resident alien of the united states
A NYS resident notary public who moves out of NYS but still maintains a place of
business in NYS can continue to be a notary in NYS? Correct Answer: TRUE -
how if a non resident notary ceases to have a place of business in NYS, then he
vacates his office as a notary public.
In certain situations, the Secretary of State is not required to satisfy himself of
certain notary public requirements of an applicant, such as education? Correct
Answer: TRUE- example, when applicant applies less than 6 months after his term
of notary has expired, or upon the application of an attorney admitted to practice in
NYS, and certain court clerks
The Secretary of State can remove a notary without serving a copy of the charges
against him? Correct Answer: FALSE - the secretary of state must serve the
charges and give him an opportunity to be heard.
No person shall be appointed a notary who has been convicted of any
misdemeanor. Correct Answer: FALSE- a person cannot be appointed a notary if
convicted of a felony
No person shall be appointed a notary public if he has been convicted unlawful
possession or distribution of habit forming narcotic drugs? Correct Answer: TRUE
- also cannot be appointed a notary if convixted of vagrancy or prostitution (unless
the person was pardoned or received a certificate of good conduct from a parole
board).
An attorney who is a notary public who moves to another state shall be deemed a
resident of the county where he maintains an office in NYS? Correct Answer:
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2023-2024
GRADED A+
, NYS Notary Exam questions
and answers all correct
A notary at the time of appointment must be either a NYS resident or have a place
of business in New York State? Correct Answer: TRUE - a notary must also be a
united states citizen at the time of appointment. however, the department of state,
division of licensing services web site adds that notary may also be a permanent
resident alien of the united states
A NYS resident notary public who moves out of NYS but still maintains a place of
business in NYS can continue to be a notary in NYS? Correct Answer: TRUE -
how if a non resident notary ceases to have a place of business in NYS, then he
vacates his office as a notary public.
In certain situations, the Secretary of State is not required to satisfy himself of
certain notary public requirements of an applicant, such as education? Correct
Answer: TRUE- example, when applicant applies less than 6 months after his term
of notary has expired, or upon the application of an attorney admitted to practice in
NYS, and certain court clerks
The Secretary of State can remove a notary without serving a copy of the charges
against him? Correct Answer: FALSE - the secretary of state must serve the
charges and give him an opportunity to be heard.
No person shall be appointed a notary who has been convicted of any
misdemeanor. Correct Answer: FALSE- a person cannot be appointed a notary if
convicted of a felony
No person shall be appointed a notary public if he has been convicted unlawful
possession or distribution of habit forming narcotic drugs? Correct Answer: TRUE
- also cannot be appointed a notary if convixted of vagrancy or prostitution (unless
the person was pardoned or received a certificate of good conduct from a parole
board).
An attorney who is a notary public who moves to another state shall be deemed a
resident of the county where he maintains an office in NYS? Correct Answer:
