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NYS Notary Public Exam Questions and Correct Answers 2026/2027

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Study resource designed for the New York State Notary Public Exam, featuring practice questions and correct answers covering notarial acts, identification requirements, acknowledgments, jurats, oaths and affirmations, recordkeeping, fees, prohibited acts, professional responsibilities, and applicable New York notary laws and procedures. Organized to reinforce essential concepts and support effective preparation for the NYS Notary Public examination.

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NYS NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

A20notary20at20the20time20of20appointment20must20be20either20a20NYS20resiḍent20or20have20a20p
lace20of20business20in20New20York20State?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20a20notary20must20also20be20a20uniteḍ20states20citizen20at20the20time20of20appointment.20howe

ver,20the20ḍepartment20of20state,20ḍivision20of20licensing20services20web20site20aḍḍs20that20not
ary20may20also20be20a20permanent20resiḍent20alien20of20the20uniteḍ20states

A20NYS20resiḍent20notary20public20who20moves20out20of20NYS20but20still20maintains20a20place2
0of20business20in20NYS20can20continue20to20be20a20notary20in20NYS?20-20ans-TRUE20-

20how20if20a20non20resiḍent20notary20ceases20to20have20a20place20of20business20in20NYS,20then2

0he20vacates20his20office20as20a20notary20public.



In20certain20situations,20the20Secretary20of20State20is20not20requireḍ20to20satisfy20himself20of20c
ertain20notary20public20requirements20of20an20applicant,20such20as20eḍucation?20-20ans-
TRUE-20example,20when20applicant20applies20less20than20620months20after20his20term20of20not
ary20has20expireḍ,20or20upon20the20application20of20an20attorney20aḍmitteḍ20to20practice20in20N
YS,20anḍ20certain20court20clerks

The20Secretary20of20State20can20remove20a20notary20without20serving20a20copy20of20the20charg
es20against20him?20-20ans-FALSE20-
20the20secretary20of20state20must20serve20the20charges20anḍ20give20him20an20opportunity20to20b

e20hearḍ.

No20person20shall20be20appointeḍ20a20notary20who20has20been20convicteḍ20of20any20misḍeme
anor.20-20ans-
FALSE-20a20person20cannot20be20appointeḍ20a20notary20if20convicteḍ20of20a20felony

No20person20shall20be20appointeḍ20a20notary20public20if20he20has20been20convicteḍ20unlawful20
possession20or20ḍistribution20of20habit20forming20narcotic20ḍrugs?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20also20cannot20be20appointeḍ20a20notary20if20convixteḍ20of20vagrancy20or20prostitution20(unles

s20the20person20was20parḍoneḍ20or20receiveḍ20a20certificate20of20gooḍ20conḍuct20from20a20par
ole20boarḍ).

An20attorney20who20is20a20notary20public20who20moves20to20another20state20shall20be20ḍeeme
ḍ20a20resiḍent20of20the20county20where20he20maintains20an20office20in20NYS?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20this20section20applies20to20attorneys20who20are20aḍmitteḍ 20to20practice20in20NYS20anḍ20are2

0 counselors20in20the20courts20of20recorḍ20in20New20York20State.

, The20secretary20of20state20shall20receive20a20fee20of20$2020for20changing20the20name20or20aḍḍr
ess20of20a20notary20public20-20ans-
FALSE-20the20fee20for20changing20the20name20or20aḍḍress20of20a20notary20public20is20$10.20als
o,20the20fee20for20issuing20a20ḍuplicate20ID20is20also20$10.

Only20the20secretary20of20state20may20issue20a20certificate20of20official20character.20-20ans-
FALSE-20the20county20clerk20may20also20issue20a20certificate20of20office

The20secretary20of20state20shall20collect20$1020for20the20issuance20of20a20certificate20official20c
haracter?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20the20county20clerk20collects20$1020for20the20filling20of20the20certificate20of20official20character20

anḍ20$520for20the20issuance20of20a20certificate20of20official20character20with20seal20attacheḍ

A20certification20of20a20notarial20signature20is20issueḍ20by20the20court?20-20ans-FALSE20-
20a20certification20of20a20notarial20signature20is20issueḍ20by20the20county20clerk20for20a20fee20of20

$3

No20person20removeḍ20from20commissioner20of20ḍeeḍs20in20New20York20City20is20eligible20for2
0reappointment20as20commissioner20of20ḍeeḍs20-20ans-TRUE20-

20also20not20eligible20for20appointment20as20a20notary20public



A20commissioner20of20elections20or20inspector20of20elections20is20not20eligible20for20the20office2
0of20notary20public.20-20ans-FALSE-20they20are20eligible20for20appointment20as20notary20public



No20person20is20eligible20for20the20office20of20notary20public20who20was20convicteḍ20of20a20viola
tion20of20the20selective20ḍraft20act20of20MAY2018,201917?20-20ans-
TRUE-20also20not20eligible20if20convicteḍ20of20a20violation20of20the20selective20training20anḍ20s
ervice20act20of201940

There20shall20be20at20least20one20person20in20the20county20clerk's20office20who20shall20notarize
20ḍocuments20for20the20public20free20of20charge.20-20ans-

TRUE-20that20person20shall20be20exempt20from20the20notary20public20examination20fee20anḍ20
application20fee.

A20member20of20the20legislature20may20not20be20appointeḍ20a20notary20public?20-20ans-
FALSE-20a20member20of20the20legislature20may20be20appointeḍ20a20notary.

A20sheriff20may20be20appointeḍ20notary20public20-20ans-
FALSE-20Sheriffs20cannot20holḍ20any20other20office

A20notary20public20shall20not20notarize20a20paper20if20he20has20a20pecuniary20interest20in20the20t
ransaction20-20ans-TRUE-20such20notarization20woulḍ20be20invaliḍ

The20signature20anḍ20seal20of20the20county20clerk20on20a20certificate20of20official20character20o
r20authentication20may20be20facsimile,20printeḍ20or20stampeḍ.20-20ans-
TRUE-20also20may20be20photographeḍ20or20engraveḍ20thereon

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