NEW YORK STATE NOTARY 52 ACTUAL SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the renewal fee for a NYS notary public commission?
Answer: $60 nonrefundable.
◉ What is the written exam fee for the NYS notary exam?
Answer: $15.
◉ What must be submitted with a notary public application?
Answer: An oath of office and, unless exempt, proof of having passed
the exam.
◉ What must most applicants submit to prove they passed the NYS
notary exam?
Answer: A pass slip.
◉ Who appoints New York notaries public?
Answer: The Secretary of State.
,◉ Who may be appointed a New York notary without taking the
written exam?
Answer: An attorney admitted to practice in New York State.
◉ What is the term of a NYS notary public commission?
Answer: 4 years.
◉ Where are notaries public commissioned in New York State?
Answer: In their counties of residence, or for qualified nonresidents,
in the county where their office or place of business is located.
◉ What is the general jurisdiction of a New York notary public?
Answer: Anywhere in New York State.
◉ What is the fee for administering an oath or affirmation?
Answer: $2, except where another fee is specifically prescribed by
law.
◉ What is the fee for taking an acknowledgment or proof of
execution by one person?
Answer: $2.
, ◉ What is the fee for each additional person taking an
acknowledgment or proof on the same instrument?
Answer: $2.
◉ What is the fee for swearing a subscribing witness?
Answer: $2.
◉ What is the fee for an electronic notarial act?
Answer: $25 per electronic notarial act performed.
◉ What is the electronic registration fee?
Answer: $60.
◉ What fee does the Secretary of State charge for a certificate of
official character?
Answer: $1.
◉ What fee does a county clerk charge for issuing a certificate of
official character, with seal attached?
Answer: $1.
◉ What fee does a county clerk charge to certify a notarial
signature?
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the renewal fee for a NYS notary public commission?
Answer: $60 nonrefundable.
◉ What is the written exam fee for the NYS notary exam?
Answer: $15.
◉ What must be submitted with a notary public application?
Answer: An oath of office and, unless exempt, proof of having passed
the exam.
◉ What must most applicants submit to prove they passed the NYS
notary exam?
Answer: A pass slip.
◉ Who appoints New York notaries public?
Answer: The Secretary of State.
,◉ Who may be appointed a New York notary without taking the
written exam?
Answer: An attorney admitted to practice in New York State.
◉ What is the term of a NYS notary public commission?
Answer: 4 years.
◉ Where are notaries public commissioned in New York State?
Answer: In their counties of residence, or for qualified nonresidents,
in the county where their office or place of business is located.
◉ What is the general jurisdiction of a New York notary public?
Answer: Anywhere in New York State.
◉ What is the fee for administering an oath or affirmation?
Answer: $2, except where another fee is specifically prescribed by
law.
◉ What is the fee for taking an acknowledgment or proof of
execution by one person?
Answer: $2.
, ◉ What is the fee for each additional person taking an
acknowledgment or proof on the same instrument?
Answer: $2.
◉ What is the fee for swearing a subscribing witness?
Answer: $2.
◉ What is the fee for an electronic notarial act?
Answer: $25 per electronic notarial act performed.
◉ What is the electronic registration fee?
Answer: $60.
◉ What fee does the Secretary of State charge for a certificate of
official character?
Answer: $1.
◉ What fee does a county clerk charge for issuing a certificate of
official character, with seal attached?
Answer: $1.
◉ What fee does a county clerk charge to certify a notarial
signature?
