NOTARY PUBLIC LICENSE LAW FOR
NEW YORK STATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
Use of the office of notary in other than the specific, step-by-step procedure
required is viewed as a (blank) by the Secretary of State.
serious offense
The practice of taking acknowledgments and affidavits over the telephone, or
otherwise, without the actual, personal appearance of the individual making the
acknowledgment or affidavit before the officiating notary, is (blank).
illegal
"Upon the faith of these acknowledgments rests the title of real property, and the
only security to such titles is the fidelity with which notaries and commissioners of
deeds perform their duty in requiring the appearance of parties to such instruments
before them and always refusing to execute a certificate unless (blank)."
the parties are actually known to them or the identity of the parties executing the
instruments is satisfactorily proved
"The court again wishes to express its condemnation of the acts of notaries taking
acknowledgments or affidavits without the (blank), and that it will treat serious
professional misconduct the act of any notary thus violating his official duty."
(Matter of Napolis, 169 App. Div. 469, 472.)
,the presence of the party whose acknowledgment is taken for the affiant
Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is (blank).
slipshod administration of oaths
The simplest form in which an oath may be lawfully administered is:
"Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit subscribed by you is
correct and true?" (Bookman v. City of New York, 200 N.Y. 53, 56.)
Affirmation may be used for persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath.
This affirmation is legally equivalent to an oath and is just as binding:
"Do you solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the statements made
by you are true and correct?"
Affirmation must be done in the presence of (blank), and it must be an unequivocal
and present act by which the affiant consciously takes upon himself the obligation
of an oath.
an officer authorized to administer it
Unless a lawyer, the notary public may (blank).
not engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law.
,A notary (blank) give advice on the law.
may not
The notary (blank) draw any kind of legal papers, such as wills, deeds, bills of sale,
mortgages, chattel mortgages, contracts, leases, offers, options, incorporation
papers, releases, mechanics liens, power of attorney, complaints and all legal
pleadings, papers in summary proceedings to evict a tenant, or in bankruptcy,
affidavits, or any papers which our courts have said are legal documents or papers.
may not
The notary (blank) ask for and get legal business to send to a lawyer or lawyers
with whom he has any business connection or from whom he receives any money
or other consideration for sending the business.
may not
The notary (blank) divide or agree to divide his fees with a lawyer, or accept any
part of a lawyer's fee on any legal business.
may not
The notary (blank) advertise in, or circulate in any manner, any paper or
advertisement, or say to anyone that he has any powers or rights not given to the
notary by the laws under which the notary was appointed.
may not
, A notary public is (blank) execute an acknowledgment of the execution of a will.
Such acknowledgment cannot be deemed equivalent to an attestation clause
accompanying a will.
cautioned not to
An acknowledgment of the execution of a will by a notary (blank) be deemed
equivalent to an attestation clause accompanying a will.
cannot
The Secretary of State may appoint and commission (blank) notaries public for the
State of New York as in his or her judgment may be deemed best, whose
jurisdiction shall be co-extensive with the boundaries of the state.
as many
The appointment of a notary public shall be for a term of (blank).
4 years
An application for an appointment as notary public shall be (blank) such matters as
the Secretary of State shall prescribe.
form and set forth
NEW YORK STATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
Use of the office of notary in other than the specific, step-by-step procedure
required is viewed as a (blank) by the Secretary of State.
serious offense
The practice of taking acknowledgments and affidavits over the telephone, or
otherwise, without the actual, personal appearance of the individual making the
acknowledgment or affidavit before the officiating notary, is (blank).
illegal
"Upon the faith of these acknowledgments rests the title of real property, and the
only security to such titles is the fidelity with which notaries and commissioners of
deeds perform their duty in requiring the appearance of parties to such instruments
before them and always refusing to execute a certificate unless (blank)."
the parties are actually known to them or the identity of the parties executing the
instruments is satisfactorily proved
"The court again wishes to express its condemnation of the acts of notaries taking
acknowledgments or affidavits without the (blank), and that it will treat serious
professional misconduct the act of any notary thus violating his official duty."
(Matter of Napolis, 169 App. Div. 469, 472.)
,the presence of the party whose acknowledgment is taken for the affiant
Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is (blank).
slipshod administration of oaths
The simplest form in which an oath may be lawfully administered is:
"Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit subscribed by you is
correct and true?" (Bookman v. City of New York, 200 N.Y. 53, 56.)
Affirmation may be used for persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath.
This affirmation is legally equivalent to an oath and is just as binding:
"Do you solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the statements made
by you are true and correct?"
Affirmation must be done in the presence of (blank), and it must be an unequivocal
and present act by which the affiant consciously takes upon himself the obligation
of an oath.
an officer authorized to administer it
Unless a lawyer, the notary public may (blank).
not engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law.
,A notary (blank) give advice on the law.
may not
The notary (blank) draw any kind of legal papers, such as wills, deeds, bills of sale,
mortgages, chattel mortgages, contracts, leases, offers, options, incorporation
papers, releases, mechanics liens, power of attorney, complaints and all legal
pleadings, papers in summary proceedings to evict a tenant, or in bankruptcy,
affidavits, or any papers which our courts have said are legal documents or papers.
may not
The notary (blank) ask for and get legal business to send to a lawyer or lawyers
with whom he has any business connection or from whom he receives any money
or other consideration for sending the business.
may not
The notary (blank) divide or agree to divide his fees with a lawyer, or accept any
part of a lawyer's fee on any legal business.
may not
The notary (blank) advertise in, or circulate in any manner, any paper or
advertisement, or say to anyone that he has any powers or rights not given to the
notary by the laws under which the notary was appointed.
may not
, A notary public is (blank) execute an acknowledgment of the execution of a will.
Such acknowledgment cannot be deemed equivalent to an attestation clause
accompanying a will.
cautioned not to
An acknowledgment of the execution of a will by a notary (blank) be deemed
equivalent to an attestation clause accompanying a will.
cannot
The Secretary of State may appoint and commission (blank) notaries public for the
State of New York as in his or her judgment may be deemed best, whose
jurisdiction shall be co-extensive with the boundaries of the state.
as many
The appointment of a notary public shall be for a term of (blank).
4 years
An application for an appointment as notary public shall be (blank) such matters as
the Secretary of State shall prescribe.
form and set forth
