NEW YORK STATE NOTARY 52 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A/An _________ may be appointed a notary public without an
examination
Answer: an *attorney* admitted to practice in New York State
(bonus point: also exempt are officially appointed *Court Clerks* in
the NY State court system)
◉ True/False:
Non-residents of New York state who have offices or places of
business in the state may also become notaries.
Answer: True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
◉ *Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.)
,Answer: A *public officer who executes acknowledgements of deeds
or writings* in order to render them available as evidence of the
facts therein contained; administers oaths and affirmation as to the
truth of statements contained in papers or documents requiring the
administration of an oath.
◉ *Laches*
Answer: The delay or negligence in asserting one's legal rights.
A laches example is when a homeowner watches their neighbor
build a fence over the property line for years, investing time and
money, and then sues to have it removed; the neighbor can use the
defense of laches because the homeowner's long, unreasonable
delay prejudiced them by making it harder to defend the claim.
Essentially, laches stops a plaintiff from winning a case if their
excessive delay in bringing a lawsuit harms the defendant's ability to
fairly defend themselves, often because evidence is lost or witnesses'
memories fade.
◉ The (1)_________ and (2)__________ of the notary must be filed in the
office of the county clerk of the county where the notary is located,
or has office or place of business
Answer: 1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
◉ *Affiant*
,Answer: The person who makes and subscribes their signature to an
affidavit. (Hint: the term 'affiant' may be used interchangeably with
the word *deponent*... remember this.)
◉ *Extra credit*, from NY State Law.
Fill in the blank:
"Use of the office of notary in other than the ___________ procedure
required is viewed as a serious offense."
Answer: *"specific, step-by-step"*
◉ True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself or himself
under certain circumstances (by a requesting judge in a civil trial, or
at the request of the Secretary of State)
Answer: False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to themselves.
◉ True/False:
A jurat is not the affidavit.
, Answer: True.
The jurat is the specific part of the document where the notary
public certifies that the document was sworn to before her or him in
person. The key words here are: *sworn* and *in person.*
◉ *Guardian*
Answer: A person in charge of a minor's person or property.
◉ Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the __________
administration of oaths."
Answer: *"slipshod"*
◉ The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
"________________________?"
Answer: "Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit
subscribed by you is correct and true?"
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A/An _________ may be appointed a notary public without an
examination
Answer: an *attorney* admitted to practice in New York State
(bonus point: also exempt are officially appointed *Court Clerks* in
the NY State court system)
◉ True/False:
Non-residents of New York state who have offices or places of
business in the state may also become notaries.
Answer: True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
◉ *Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.)
,Answer: A *public officer who executes acknowledgements of deeds
or writings* in order to render them available as evidence of the
facts therein contained; administers oaths and affirmation as to the
truth of statements contained in papers or documents requiring the
administration of an oath.
◉ *Laches*
Answer: The delay or negligence in asserting one's legal rights.
A laches example is when a homeowner watches their neighbor
build a fence over the property line for years, investing time and
money, and then sues to have it removed; the neighbor can use the
defense of laches because the homeowner's long, unreasonable
delay prejudiced them by making it harder to defend the claim.
Essentially, laches stops a plaintiff from winning a case if their
excessive delay in bringing a lawsuit harms the defendant's ability to
fairly defend themselves, often because evidence is lost or witnesses'
memories fade.
◉ The (1)_________ and (2)__________ of the notary must be filed in the
office of the county clerk of the county where the notary is located,
or has office or place of business
Answer: 1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
◉ *Affiant*
,Answer: The person who makes and subscribes their signature to an
affidavit. (Hint: the term 'affiant' may be used interchangeably with
the word *deponent*... remember this.)
◉ *Extra credit*, from NY State Law.
Fill in the blank:
"Use of the office of notary in other than the ___________ procedure
required is viewed as a serious offense."
Answer: *"specific, step-by-step"*
◉ True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself or himself
under certain circumstances (by a requesting judge in a civil trial, or
at the request of the Secretary of State)
Answer: False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to themselves.
◉ True/False:
A jurat is not the affidavit.
, Answer: True.
The jurat is the specific part of the document where the notary
public certifies that the document was sworn to before her or him in
person. The key words here are: *sworn* and *in person.*
◉ *Guardian*
Answer: A person in charge of a minor's person or property.
◉ Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the __________
administration of oaths."
Answer: *"slipshod"*
◉ The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
"________________________?"
Answer: "Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit
subscribed by you is correct and true?"
