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A certificate for a proof of execution by a subscribing witness of a conveyance or other instrument made
by any person in respect to real property situate in this state, must conform substantially with what form?
- Correct Answers-State of New York )
) ss.:
County of . . . . . . . )
On the . . . . . . day of . . . . . . in the year . . . . . . before me, the undersigned, personally appeared . . . . . .,
the subscribing witness to the foregoing instrument, with whom I am personally acquainted, who, being
by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she/they reside(s) in . . . . . . (if the place of residence is in a
city, include the street and street number, if any, thereof); that he/she/they know(s) . . . . . . to be the
individual
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument; that said subscribing witness was present and
saw said . . . . . execute the same; and
that said witness at the same time subscribed his/her/their name(s) as a witness thereto.
(Signature and office of individual taking proof).
A notary may not... (four things) - Correct Answers-1. Give advice on law; 2. Ask for and get legal
business; 3. Divide fees with a lawyer; 4. Advertise that he practices law; 5. advised not to execute an
acknowledgement of the execution of a will
A notary who acts before taking an oath of office is guilty of what? - Correct Answers-a misdemeanor
Besides licensed attorneys, who can represent legal clients? - Correct Answers-1. officers of societies
for the prevention of cruelty; 2. law students who have completed at least 2 semesters of law school or
persons who have graduated from a law school, who have taken the examination for admittance to
practice law in the courts of record in
the state immediately available after graduation from law school, or the examination immediately
available after being notified by the board of law examiners that they failed to pass said exam, and who
have not been
notified by the board of law examiners that they have failed to pass two such examinations; 3. persons
who have graduated from a law school approved pursuant to the rules of the court of appeals for the
admission of attorneys and counselors-at-law and who have taken the examination for admission to
practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law immediately available after graduation from law school or
the examination immediately available after being notified by the board of law examiners that they failed
to pass said
, exam, and who have not been notified by the board of law examiners that they have failed to pass two
such examinations, when such persons are acting under the supervision of the state or a subdivision
thereof
Can a deposition be taken before a notary in a civil proceeding? - Correct Answers-Yes
Can a member of the legislature be a notary? - Correct Answers-Yes
Can a notary public take an acknowledgment to a legal instrument to which the notary is a party in
interest? - Correct Answers-no
Can a sheriff be a notary? - Correct Answers-No
Can a signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a notary public or the
signature of a county clerk upon a certificate of authentication of the signature and acts of a notary public
or commissioner of deeds be a facsimile, printed, stamped, photographed or engraved thereon? -
Correct Answers-Yes
Can an acknowledgment be taken over the phone? - Correct Answers-no
Can someone who has been removed from office as a commissioner of deeds for NYC be eligible to be
appointed as a notary? - Correct Answers-No.
Define: Acknowledgment - Correct Answers-A formal declaration before a duly authorized officer by
a person who has executed an instrument that such execution is his act and deed.
Technically, an "acknowledgment" is the declaration of a person described in and who has executed a
written instrument, that he executed the same.
As commonly used, the term means the certificate of an officer, duly empowered to take an
acknowledgment or proof of the conveyance of real
property, that on a specified date "before me came ...................., to me known to be the individual
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he executed the same."
Define: Administrator - Correct Answers-A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a
deceased person who left no will.
Define: Affiant - Correct Answers-The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an affidavit.
Define: Affidavit - Correct Answers-An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker
thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. The venue, or county
wherein the affidavit was sworn to should be accurately
stated. But it is of far more importance that the affiant, the person making the affidavit, should have
personally appeared before the notary and have
made oath to the statements contained in the affidavit as required by law.
Under the Penal Law (§210.00) the wilful making of a false affidavit is perjury, but to sustain an
indictment therefor, there must have been, in some form, in the presence of an officer authorized to
administer an oath,
2024/2025 Questions with Approved
Answers Download Precise
A certificate for a proof of execution by a subscribing witness of a conveyance or other instrument made
by any person in respect to real property situate in this state, must conform substantially with what form?
- Correct Answers-State of New York )
) ss.:
County of . . . . . . . )
On the . . . . . . day of . . . . . . in the year . . . . . . before me, the undersigned, personally appeared . . . . . .,
the subscribing witness to the foregoing instrument, with whom I am personally acquainted, who, being
by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she/they reside(s) in . . . . . . (if the place of residence is in a
city, include the street and street number, if any, thereof); that he/she/they know(s) . . . . . . to be the
individual
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument; that said subscribing witness was present and
saw said . . . . . execute the same; and
that said witness at the same time subscribed his/her/their name(s) as a witness thereto.
(Signature and office of individual taking proof).
A notary may not... (four things) - Correct Answers-1. Give advice on law; 2. Ask for and get legal
business; 3. Divide fees with a lawyer; 4. Advertise that he practices law; 5. advised not to execute an
acknowledgement of the execution of a will
A notary who acts before taking an oath of office is guilty of what? - Correct Answers-a misdemeanor
Besides licensed attorneys, who can represent legal clients? - Correct Answers-1. officers of societies
for the prevention of cruelty; 2. law students who have completed at least 2 semesters of law school or
persons who have graduated from a law school, who have taken the examination for admittance to
practice law in the courts of record in
the state immediately available after graduation from law school, or the examination immediately
available after being notified by the board of law examiners that they failed to pass said exam, and who
have not been
notified by the board of law examiners that they have failed to pass two such examinations; 3. persons
who have graduated from a law school approved pursuant to the rules of the court of appeals for the
admission of attorneys and counselors-at-law and who have taken the examination for admission to
practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law immediately available after graduation from law school or
the examination immediately available after being notified by the board of law examiners that they failed
to pass said
, exam, and who have not been notified by the board of law examiners that they have failed to pass two
such examinations, when such persons are acting under the supervision of the state or a subdivision
thereof
Can a deposition be taken before a notary in a civil proceeding? - Correct Answers-Yes
Can a member of the legislature be a notary? - Correct Answers-Yes
Can a notary public take an acknowledgment to a legal instrument to which the notary is a party in
interest? - Correct Answers-no
Can a sheriff be a notary? - Correct Answers-No
Can a signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a notary public or the
signature of a county clerk upon a certificate of authentication of the signature and acts of a notary public
or commissioner of deeds be a facsimile, printed, stamped, photographed or engraved thereon? -
Correct Answers-Yes
Can an acknowledgment be taken over the phone? - Correct Answers-no
Can someone who has been removed from office as a commissioner of deeds for NYC be eligible to be
appointed as a notary? - Correct Answers-No.
Define: Acknowledgment - Correct Answers-A formal declaration before a duly authorized officer by
a person who has executed an instrument that such execution is his act and deed.
Technically, an "acknowledgment" is the declaration of a person described in and who has executed a
written instrument, that he executed the same.
As commonly used, the term means the certificate of an officer, duly empowered to take an
acknowledgment or proof of the conveyance of real
property, that on a specified date "before me came ...................., to me known to be the individual
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he executed the same."
Define: Administrator - Correct Answers-A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a
deceased person who left no will.
Define: Affiant - Correct Answers-The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an affidavit.
Define: Affidavit - Correct Answers-An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker
thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. The venue, or county
wherein the affidavit was sworn to should be accurately
stated. But it is of far more importance that the affiant, the person making the affidavit, should have
personally appeared before the notary and have
made oath to the statements contained in the affidavit as required by law.
Under the Penal Law (§210.00) the wilful making of a false affidavit is perjury, but to sustain an
indictment therefor, there must have been, in some form, in the presence of an officer authorized to
administer an oath,
