NJ Notary Public Exam Practice Questions with correct answers.

NJ Notary Public Exam Practice Questions
with correct answers
T/F: |When |executing |an |electronic |notarization, |the |notary |public |is |not |required |to |attach |or |
associate |the |notary |certificate |and |stamp |with |the |electronic |notarization. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
FALSE! |

An |electronic |notarization |involves |the |use |of |electronic |signatures, |digital |certificates, |and |electronic |
seals.



T/F: |A |notary |must |retain |the |notary's |journal |for |5 |years |after |the |last |notarization |act. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-FALSE! |

A |notary |must |retain |the |notary's |journal |for |10 |years |after |the |last |notarization |act |OR |transmit |the |
journal |to |the |Department |of |the |Treasury |or |a |repository |approved |by |the |Treasurer.



T/F: |The |notary |public |may |allow |another |person |use |the |notary |public's |stamp |at |any |time. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE!

This |would |be |a |violation |of |professional |duties.



T/F: |A |notary |public |is |a |person |legally |authorized |to |serve |as |an |impartial |witness. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-TRUE!

A |Notary |Public |is |a |public |officer |of |the |State |of |New |Jersey |who |serves |as |an |impartial |witness |to |
the |signing |of |documents |and |to |the |acknowledgement |of |signatures |on |documents. |(NJ |Notary |FAQ)



T/F: |Notaries |may |not |use |electronic |technology |to |notarize |wills, |codicils, |and |testimony |trusts. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE! |

In |2021, |the |Assembly |Judiciary |Committee |amended |the |bill |to |remove |the |exclusion |pertaining |to |
wills |and |codicils, |so |that |remote |notarization |through |the |use |of |communication |technology |could |be
|used |for |executing |these |records... |as |long |as |the |notarial |act |is |performed |in |accordance |with |the |

bill's |requirements |for |remote |notarization.



T/F: |A |person |convicted |of |a |crime |in |the |second |degree |or |above |can |never |be |granted |notary |
commission. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE! |

A |person |convicted |of |any |crime |in |NJ |or |the |United |States |can |never |be |granted |notary |commission.

, T/F: |A |notary |located |in |this |state |may |perform |a |notary |act |using |tamper-evident |technology |if |the |
individual |requesting |the |act |appears |remotely. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE! |

A |notarial |officer |located |in |this |State |may |perform |a |notarial |act |using |a |tamper-evident |technology |
if |the |individual |requesting |the |act |appears |in |person |or |remotely |before |the |notarial |officer |at |the |
time |of |the |act. |(N.J. |Admin. |Code |§ |17:50-1.16)



T/F: |Personal |knowledge |is |a |satisfactory |form |of |identification. |A |notary |has |personal |knowledge |of |a
|signer |if |a |friend |pointed |an |individual |out |to |a |notary |during |a |social |gathering. |- |VERIFIED |

ANSWER✔✔-FALSE! |

Personal |knowledge |alone |is |not |a |satisfactory |form |of |identification |for |a |notary |public. |In |order |to |
properly |identify |a |signer |or |witness, |a |notary |public |typically |relies |on |valid |identification |documents |
such |as |driver's |licenses, |passports, |or |other |government-issued |identification. |Notaries |are |bound |by |
legal |requirements |to |verify |the |identity |of |signers |and |witnesses |using |reliable |forms |of |identification
|to |ensure |the |integrity |of |the |notarization |process.




T/F: |To |complete |a |notarization, |it |is |enough |for |a |notary |to |place |a |stamp |on |the |record |and |sign |it.
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE! |



There |are |several |steps |outside |of |stamping |and |signing |that |completes |the |notarization.



1. |Verify |identity

2. |Ensure |person |understands |what |is |being |notarized

3. |Administer |an |oath |or |affirmation |and |record |action |in |journal

4. |Stamp |and |sign

5. |Record |notarization |in |journal



T/F: |If |the |state |treasurer |denies |an |application |for |notary |public, |the |applicant |has |no |right |of |
appeal. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE! |

Applicant |has |the |right |to |appeal |(N.J. |Admin. |Code |§ |17:50-1.7). |The |appeal |could |involve |submitting |
a |written |request |for |reconsideration, |providing |additional |documentation, |or |even |pursuing |a |formal |
appeal |process |before |a |higher |authority.



T/F: |A |public |notary |may |maintain |two |journals |simultaneously |if |all |acts |are |properly |documented |in |
the |journals. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE! |