NOTARY PRACTICE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔37. Which of the following two statements are correct? A notary public may: 1.
solemnize a marriage 2. take the acknowledgment of parties and witnesses to a written
contract of marriage
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct D. None. Both 1 and 2 are incorrect - ✔✔None. Both 1 and
2 are incorrect
✔✔38. A notary public may:
A. prepare a will or codicil B. prepare a deed or an assignment
C. prepare a mortgage
D. none of the above - ✔✔None of the above
✔✔A notary is asked by a person to notarize an affidavit. Which of the following is
correct?
A. The notary can negotiate a fee
B. Notary must charge a fee of $20
C. Notary may charge a fee of $10
D. None of the above - ✔✔None of the above
✔✔. If a party violates the provisions of Judiciary Law 67 (Fees of Public Officers) he is
liable to the person aggrieved ________.
A. for damages plus $300 B. for damages plus traveling expenses
C. for treble damages
D. None of ther above - ✔✔For treble damages
✔✔✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔37. Which of the following two statements are correct? A notary public may: 1.
solemnize a marriage 2. take the acknowledgment of parties and witnesses to a written
contract of marriage
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct D. None. Both 1 and 2 are incorrect - ✔✔None. Both 1 and
2 are incorrect
✔✔38. A notary public may:
A. prepare a will or codicil B. prepare a deed or an assignment
C. prepare a mortgage
D. none of the above - ✔✔None of the above
✔✔A notary is asked by a person to notarize an affidavit. Which of the following is
correct?
A. The notary can negotiate a fee
B. Notary must charge a fee of $20
C. Notary may charge a fee of $10
D. None of the above - ✔✔None of the above
✔✔. If a party violates the provisions of Judiciary Law 67 (Fees of Public Officers) he is
liable to the person aggrieved ________.
A. for damages plus $300 B. for damages plus traveling expenses
C. for treble damages
D. None of ther above - ✔✔For treble damages
✔✔✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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
