NYS NOTARY EXAM VERSION 1 AND 2
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1) If a Notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary
Mobile services. What is the potential maximum jail sentence?
A. One month.
B. Three months
C. Six months.
D. One Year - ANSWER-D. One Year
2) The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate
conveyance is called a:
A. Qualified resident.
B. Official Character
C. Proof certificate
D. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Proof certificate
3) Which of the following is in the requirements to become a Notary
Public in New York?
A) Be at least 18 years old.
B) No special education or common school level
,C) Be a resident and or a qualified non-resident resident
D) All the above. - ANSWER-D) All the above.
4) If a Notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she:
A) Will pay an additional $15 out of state fee
B) No longer is qualified
C) Must get NY driver's license
D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident". - ANSWER-D) Still is a
qualified non-resident-resident".
Signature of Notary Public includes... - ANSWER-1. A notary public
must sign the name under which he was appointed and no other.
2. Venue
3. Printed name
4. The words "Notary Public State of New York"
5. The name of the county in which he is qualified
6. Date upon which his commission expires
Statute - ANSWER-A law established by an act of the Legislature.
Statute of Frauds - ANSWER-State law which provides that certain
contracts must be in writing or partially complied with, in order to be
enforceable at law.
Statute of Limitations - ANSWER-A law that limits the time within
which a criminal prosecution or a civil action must be started.
, Subordination Clause - ANSWER-A clause which permits the placing
of a mortgage at a later date which takes priority over an existing
mortgage.
Sunday restrictions -- - ANSWER-A notary public may administer an
oath or take an affidavit or acknowledgment on Sunday.
However, a deposition cannot be taken on Sunday in a civil
proceeding.
Swear - ANSWER-This term includes every mode authorized by law
for administering an oath.
Taking an Acknowledgment - ANSWER-The act of the person named
in an instrument telling the notary public that he is the person named
in the instrument and acknowledging that he executed such
instrument; also includes the act of the notary public in obtaining
satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person whose
acknowledgment is taken.
Venue - ANSWER-The geographical place where a notary public
takes an affidavit or acknowledgment. Every affidavit or certificate of
acknowledgment should show on its face the venue of the notarial
act.
Ex: "State of New York, County of (New York) ss.:".
Will - ANSWER-The disposition of one's property to take effect after
death.
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1) If a Notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary
Mobile services. What is the potential maximum jail sentence?
A. One month.
B. Three months
C. Six months.
D. One Year - ANSWER-D. One Year
2) The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate
conveyance is called a:
A. Qualified resident.
B. Official Character
C. Proof certificate
D. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Proof certificate
3) Which of the following is in the requirements to become a Notary
Public in New York?
A) Be at least 18 years old.
B) No special education or common school level
,C) Be a resident and or a qualified non-resident resident
D) All the above. - ANSWER-D) All the above.
4) If a Notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she:
A) Will pay an additional $15 out of state fee
B) No longer is qualified
C) Must get NY driver's license
D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident". - ANSWER-D) Still is a
qualified non-resident-resident".
Signature of Notary Public includes... - ANSWER-1. A notary public
must sign the name under which he was appointed and no other.
2. Venue
3. Printed name
4. The words "Notary Public State of New York"
5. The name of the county in which he is qualified
6. Date upon which his commission expires
Statute - ANSWER-A law established by an act of the Legislature.
Statute of Frauds - ANSWER-State law which provides that certain
contracts must be in writing or partially complied with, in order to be
enforceable at law.
Statute of Limitations - ANSWER-A law that limits the time within
which a criminal prosecution or a civil action must be started.
, Subordination Clause - ANSWER-A clause which permits the placing
of a mortgage at a later date which takes priority over an existing
mortgage.
Sunday restrictions -- - ANSWER-A notary public may administer an
oath or take an affidavit or acknowledgment on Sunday.
However, a deposition cannot be taken on Sunday in a civil
proceeding.
Swear - ANSWER-This term includes every mode authorized by law
for administering an oath.
Taking an Acknowledgment - ANSWER-The act of the person named
in an instrument telling the notary public that he is the person named
in the instrument and acknowledging that he executed such
instrument; also includes the act of the notary public in obtaining
satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person whose
acknowledgment is taken.
Venue - ANSWER-The geographical place where a notary public
takes an affidavit or acknowledgment. Every affidavit or certificate of
acknowledgment should show on its face the venue of the notarial
act.
Ex: "State of New York, County of (New York) ss.:".
Will - ANSWER-The disposition of one's property to take effect after
death.
