NYS NOTARY EVALUATION EXAMS ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔T/F: To complete a notarization, it is enough for a notary to place a stamp on the
record and sign it. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔FALSE!
A notary public shall maintain only one journal at a time to chronicle all notarial acts,
whether those notarial acts are performed regarding tangible or electronic records.
✔✔T/F: Within 10 months of the receipt of a commission, each notary shall take and
subscribe an oath before the clerk. - ✔✔FALSE!
Within 3 months of the receipt of a commission, each notary shall take and subscribe an
oath before the clerk.
✔✔T/F: The notary is not permitted to notarize wills and codicils through remote
sessions using communications technology. - ✔✔FALSE!
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. an audio-visual recording of the
performance of the notarial act (ASSEMBLY, No. 4250).
✔✔T/F: A notarial stamp is the property of the notary public and not of the notary's
employer, even if the employer paid for the stamp. - ✔✔TRUE!
A notarial stamp is the property of the notary public and not of the notary's employer,
even if the employer paid for the stamp.
✔✔T/F: All notarial acts must include the notary public's certificate and stamp. -
✔✔TRUE!
, All notarial acts shall be evidenced by a certificate and be stamped by the notary public
(NJ Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p. 11).
✔✔T/F: All forms of notarial certificates require that the notary public list the State and
county in which the notarial act takes place. - ✔✔TRUE!
(NJ Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p. 13-16)
✔✔T/F: When verifying identity, the notary public may only ask for the identification
information specified in the NJ Manual and therefore can not ask for additional
information or identification materials. - ✔✔FALSE!
When verifying a person's identity, a notary public in New Jersey is not limited to asking
for only the identification information specified in the New Jersey manual. They may ask
for additional information or identification credentials if they deem it necessary to
establish the person's identity.
✔✔T/F: A notary may notify the State Treasurer that the notary public is conducting
remote notarizations using communication tech after the notary begins such services. -
✔✔FALSE!
A notary public cannot notify the state treasurer after they begin conducting remote
notarizations using communications technology. In most states, notaries public are
required to notify the state treasurer or another designated government entity before
they begin providing remote notarization services.
✔✔T/F: Notaries are permitted to conduct electronic and remote notarizations. -
✔✔TRUE!
(https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/notary-public-law.shtml)
✔✔T/F: A notary public may disclose any access information used to affix the electronic
notary's signature and seal loan electronic record when requested by law enforcement,
the courts and with reasonable precautions, electronic document preparation and
transmission vendors. - ✔✔TRUE!
The notary public shall not disclose any access information used to affix the electronic
notary's signature and seal, EXCEPT when requested by law enforcement, the courts,
and with reasonable precautions, electronic document preparation, and transmission
vendors (N.J. Admin. Code § 17:50-1.16).
✔✔T/F: The office of a notary is a public office. - ✔✔TRUE!
The office of the notary public is a vital public function (NJ Notary Manual, p.3). All
Notaries Public are sworn into office by the Clerk of the County.
✔✔T/F: It is possible for a remotely located individual to obtain the services of a NJ
notary public even if the individual is not physically located in this State. - ✔✔TRUE!
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔T/F: To complete a notarization, it is enough for a notary to place a stamp on the
record and sign it. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔FALSE!
A notary public shall maintain only one journal at a time to chronicle all notarial acts,
whether those notarial acts are performed regarding tangible or electronic records.
✔✔T/F: Within 10 months of the receipt of a commission, each notary shall take and
subscribe an oath before the clerk. - ✔✔FALSE!
Within 3 months of the receipt of a commission, each notary shall take and subscribe an
oath before the clerk.
✔✔T/F: The notary is not permitted to notarize wills and codicils through remote
sessions using communications technology. - ✔✔FALSE!
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. an audio-visual recording of the
performance of the notarial act (ASSEMBLY, No. 4250).
✔✔T/F: A notarial stamp is the property of the notary public and not of the notary's
employer, even if the employer paid for the stamp. - ✔✔TRUE!
A notarial stamp is the property of the notary public and not of the notary's employer,
even if the employer paid for the stamp.
✔✔T/F: All notarial acts must include the notary public's certificate and stamp. -
✔✔TRUE!
, All notarial acts shall be evidenced by a certificate and be stamped by the notary public
(NJ Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p. 11).
✔✔T/F: All forms of notarial certificates require that the notary public list the State and
county in which the notarial act takes place. - ✔✔TRUE!
(NJ Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p. 13-16)
✔✔T/F: When verifying identity, the notary public may only ask for the identification
information specified in the NJ Manual and therefore can not ask for additional
information or identification materials. - ✔✔FALSE!
When verifying a person's identity, a notary public in New Jersey is not limited to asking
for only the identification information specified in the New Jersey manual. They may ask
for additional information or identification credentials if they deem it necessary to
establish the person's identity.
✔✔T/F: A notary may notify the State Treasurer that the notary public is conducting
remote notarizations using communication tech after the notary begins such services. -
✔✔FALSE!
A notary public cannot notify the state treasurer after they begin conducting remote
notarizations using communications technology. In most states, notaries public are
required to notify the state treasurer or another designated government entity before
they begin providing remote notarization services.
✔✔T/F: Notaries are permitted to conduct electronic and remote notarizations. -
✔✔TRUE!
(https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/notary-public-law.shtml)
✔✔T/F: A notary public may disclose any access information used to affix the electronic
notary's signature and seal loan electronic record when requested by law enforcement,
the courts and with reasonable precautions, electronic document preparation and
transmission vendors. - ✔✔TRUE!
The notary public shall not disclose any access information used to affix the electronic
notary's signature and seal, EXCEPT when requested by law enforcement, the courts,
and with reasonable precautions, electronic document preparation, and transmission
vendors (N.J. Admin. Code § 17:50-1.16).
✔✔T/F: The office of a notary is a public office. - ✔✔TRUE!
The office of the notary public is a vital public function (NJ Notary Manual, p.3). All
Notaries Public are sworn into office by the Clerk of the County.
✔✔T/F: It is possible for a remotely located individual to obtain the services of a NJ
notary public even if the individual is not physically located in this State. - ✔✔TRUE!
