NOTARY TEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS
Answer:
The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
Question:
Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence
Answer:
Their county of residence
Question:
3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be appointed as a
notary public who has been convicted of ______________.
Answer:
Any misdemeanor
Question:
The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official
character has been filed shall collect for the filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
Answer:
$10
Question:
A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any instrument as a
notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony
Answer:
Misdemeanor
, Question:
Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections
Answer:
Sheriff
Question:
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
Answer:
$2
Question:
The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a
notary public may be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct
Answer:
1,2,3 and 4 are correct
Question:
9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments
Answer:
Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
Question:
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
Answer:
1 and 2 are correct
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS
Answer:
The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
Question:
Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence
Answer:
Their county of residence
Question:
3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be appointed as a
notary public who has been convicted of ______________.
Answer:
Any misdemeanor
Question:
The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official
character has been filed shall collect for the filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
Answer:
$10
Question:
A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any instrument as a
notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony
Answer:
Misdemeanor
, Question:
Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections
Answer:
Sheriff
Question:
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
Answer:
$2
Question:
The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a
notary public may be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct
Answer:
1,2,3 and 4 are correct
Question:
9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments
Answer:
Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
Question:
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
Answer:
1 and 2 are correct
