NYS NOTARY LATEST EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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
D. None of the above - ✔✔Liable in damages to the person injured
✔✔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 - ✔✔1, 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 - ✔✔Civil 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 - ✔✔A 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 - ✔✔1, 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 - ✔✔1 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 - ✔✔An administrator
✔✔A person who signs his signature on an affidavit is called-
A. The plaintiff
B. The legatee
C. The executor
D. The affiant - ✔✔Affiant
✔✔If a person declines to take an oath because of religious reasons, he may make-
A. Codicil
B. Affirmation
C. Contract
D. Lien - ✔✔Affirmation
✔✔"Sworn to before me this - day of - , 2010" is referred to as:
A. Lien
B. Contract
C. Jurat
D. Codicil - ✔✔Jurat
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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
D. None of the above - ✔✔Liable in damages to the person injured
✔✔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 - ✔✔1, 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 - ✔✔Civil 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 - ✔✔A 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 - ✔✔1, 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 - ✔✔1 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 - ✔✔An administrator
✔✔A person who signs his signature on an affidavit is called-
A. The plaintiff
B. The legatee
C. The executor
D. The affiant - ✔✔Affiant
✔✔If a person declines to take an oath because of religious reasons, he may make-
A. Codicil
B. Affirmation
C. Contract
D. Lien - ✔✔Affirmation
✔✔"Sworn to before me this - day of - , 2010" is referred to as:
A. Lien
B. Contract
C. Jurat
D. Codicil - ✔✔Jurat
