MONTANA NOTARY PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
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 - Answer -The 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 - Answer -Their 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 ______________. - Answer -Any
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 - Answer -Misdemeanor
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 - Answer -Sheriff
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
, D. $10 - Answer -$2
The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a
notary public may be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct - Answer -1,2,3 and 4 are correct
9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments - Answer -Not authorized to
administer oaths and affirmations
A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit or acknowledgment
to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct - Answer -1 and 2 are correct
A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or a notary public who
commits fraud or deceit in the performance of his duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above - Answer -A misdemeanor
The term "conveyance" includes written instruments by which any estate or interest in -
property is created, transferred, mortgaged or assigned.
1.personal 2. real
A. 1 is correct
B. 2 is correct
C. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
D. Both 1 and 2 are correct - Answer -2 is correct
An office authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance who is guilty
of fraudulent practice or malfeasance in the execution of any duty prescribed by law in
relation to it is-
A. Guilty of a petty offense
B. Liable for a statutory fine of $150.00
C. Liable in damages to the person injured
ANSWERS
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 - Answer -The 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 - Answer -Their 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 ______________. - Answer -Any
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 - Answer -Misdemeanor
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 - Answer -Sheriff
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
, D. $10 - Answer -$2
The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a
notary public may be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct - Answer -1,2,3 and 4 are correct
9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments - Answer -Not authorized to
administer oaths and affirmations
A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit or acknowledgment
to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct - Answer -1 and 2 are correct
A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or a notary public who
commits fraud or deceit in the performance of his duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above - Answer -A misdemeanor
The term "conveyance" includes written instruments by which any estate or interest in -
property is created, transferred, mortgaged or assigned.
1.personal 2. real
A. 1 is correct
B. 2 is correct
C. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
D. Both 1 and 2 are correct - Answer -2 is correct
An office authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance who is guilty
of fraudulent practice or malfeasance in the execution of any duty prescribed by law in
relation to it is-
A. Guilty of a petty offense
B. Liable for a statutory fine of $150.00
C. Liable in damages to the person injured
