NOTARY PRACTICE TEST 1 100%
ACCURATE
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS - ANSWERThe term of a
notary public commission is 2 years
Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence - ANSWERTheir county of residence
3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be appointed as a
notary public who has been convicted of ______________. - ANSWERAny
misdemeanor
The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official character
has been filed shall collect for the filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - ANSWER$10
A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any instrument as a
notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony - ANSWERMisdemeanor
Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections - ANSWERSheriff
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
, D. $10 - ANSWER$2
When the lessor (bank) of a safe deposit box opens the safe deposit box in front of a
notary public (pursuant to Banking Law 335), the notary shall file with the lessor a
certificate under seal which contains:
1. The date of the opening of the safe deposit box 2. The name of the lessee 3. a list
(inventory) of the contents
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 3 only - ANSWER1, 2 and 3 are correct
The rule which authorizes a deposition to be taken before a notary public in a civil
proceeding is found in:
A. Criminal Procedure Law
B. NYS Administrative Code
C. Family Court Act
D. Civil Practice Law and Rules - ANSWERCivil practice law and rules
16. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. A notary public may in certain situations practice law
B. A notary public may prepare a will
C. A notary public shall not practice law
D. None of the above - ANSWERA notary public shall not practice law
A notary public subjects himself to the following for asking or receiving more than the
statutory allowance for administering an oath in connection with an affidavit.
1. Criminal prosecution 2. Civil Lawsuit 3. removal from office
A. 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1,2 and 3
D. 2 only - ANSWER1, 2 and 3
A sentence of imprisonment for a Class "A" misdemeanor is a definite sentence which
shall not exceed
A. 6 months
B. 1 yr
C. 3 yrs
D. 7 yrs - ANSWER1 year
A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a dead person who died w/o a
will or who did not name such a person in the will is -
A. An executor
B. A plaintiff
C. An administrator
D. A deponent - ANSWERAn administrator
ACCURATE
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS - ANSWERThe term of a
notary public commission is 2 years
Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence - ANSWERTheir county of residence
3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be appointed as a
notary public who has been convicted of ______________. - ANSWERAny
misdemeanor
The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official character
has been filed shall collect for the filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - ANSWER$10
A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any instrument as a
notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony - ANSWERMisdemeanor
Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections - ANSWERSheriff
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
, D. $10 - ANSWER$2
When the lessor (bank) of a safe deposit box opens the safe deposit box in front of a
notary public (pursuant to Banking Law 335), the notary shall file with the lessor a
certificate under seal which contains:
1. The date of the opening of the safe deposit box 2. The name of the lessee 3. a list
(inventory) of the contents
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 3 only - ANSWER1, 2 and 3 are correct
The rule which authorizes a deposition to be taken before a notary public in a civil
proceeding is found in:
A. Criminal Procedure Law
B. NYS Administrative Code
C. Family Court Act
D. Civil Practice Law and Rules - ANSWERCivil practice law and rules
16. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. A notary public may in certain situations practice law
B. A notary public may prepare a will
C. A notary public shall not practice law
D. None of the above - ANSWERA notary public shall not practice law
A notary public subjects himself to the following for asking or receiving more than the
statutory allowance for administering an oath in connection with an affidavit.
1. Criminal prosecution 2. Civil Lawsuit 3. removal from office
A. 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1,2 and 3
D. 2 only - ANSWER1, 2 and 3
A sentence of imprisonment for a Class "A" misdemeanor is a definite sentence which
shall not exceed
A. 6 months
B. 1 yr
C. 3 yrs
D. 7 yrs - ANSWER1 year
A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a dead person who died w/o a
will or who did not name such a person in the will is -
A. An executor
B. A plaintiff
C. An administrator
D. A deponent - ANSWERAn administrator
