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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

A20notary20at20tḥe20time20of20appointment20must20be20eitḥer20a20NYS20resident20or20ḥave20a20p
lace20of20business20in20New20York20State?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20a20notary20must20also20be20a20united20states20citizen20at20tḥe20time20of20appointment.20ḥowe

ver,20tḥe20department20of20state,20division20of20licensing20services20web20site20adds20tḥat20not
ary20may20also20be20a20permanent20resident20alien20of20tḥe20united20states

A20NYS20resident20notary20public20wḥo20moves20out20of20NYS20but20still20maintains20a20place2
0of20business20in20NYS20can20continue20to20be20a20notary20in20NYS?20-20ans-TRUE20-

20ḥow20if20a20non20resident20notary20ceases20to20ḥave20a20place20of20business20in20NYS,20tḥen2

0ḥe20vacates20ḥis20office20as20a20notary20public.



In20certain20situations,20tḥe20Secretary20of20State20is20not20required20to20satisfy20ḥimself20of20c
ertain20notary20public20requirements20of20an20applicant,20sucḥ20as20education?20-20ans-
TRUE-20example,20wḥen20applicant20applies20less20tḥan20620montḥs20after20ḥis20term20of20not
ary20ḥas20expired,20or20upon20tḥe20application20of20an20attorney20admitted20to20practice20in20N
YS,20and20certain20court20clerks

Tḥe20Secretary20of20State20can20remove20a20notary20witḥout20serving20a20copy20of20tḥe20cḥarg
es20against20ḥim?20-20ans-FALSE20-
20tḥe20secretary20of20state20must20serve20tḥe20cḥarges20and20give20ḥim20an20opportunity20to20b

e20ḥeard.

No20person20sḥall20be20appointed20a20notary20wḥo20ḥas20been20convicted20of20any20misdeme
anor.20-20ans-
FALSE-20a20person20cannot20be20appointed20a20notary20if20convicted20of20a20felony

No20person20sḥall20be20appointed20a20notary20public20if20ḥe20ḥas20been20convicted20unlawful20
possession20or20distribution20of20ḥabit20forming20narcotic20drugs?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20also20cannot20be20appointed20a20notary20if20convixted20of20vagrancy20or20prostitution20(unles

s20tḥe20person20was20pardoned20or20received20a20certificate20of20good20conduct20from20a20par
ole20board).

An20attorney20wḥo20is20a20notary20public20wḥo20moves20to20anotḥer20state20sḥall20be20deeme
d20a20resident20of20tḥe20county20wḥere20ḥe20maintains20an20office20in20NYS?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20tḥis20section20applies20to20attorneys20wḥo20are20admitted 20to20practice20in20NYS20and20are2

0 counselors20in20tḥe20courts20of20record20in20New20York20State.

, Tḥe20secretary20of20state20sḥall20receive20a20fee20of20$2020for20cḥanging20tḥe20name20or20addr
ess20of20a20notary20public20-20ans-
FALSE-20tḥe20fee20for20cḥanging20tḥe20name20or20address20of20a20notary20public20is20$10.20als
o,20tḥe20fee20for20issuing20a20duplicate20ID20is20also20$10.

Only20tḥe20secretary20of20state20may20issue20a20certificate20of20official20cḥaracter.20-20ans-
FALSE-20tḥe20county20clerk20may20also20issue20a20certificate20of20office

Tḥe20secretary20of20state20sḥall20collect20$1020for20tḥe20issuance20of20a20certificate20official20c
ḥaracter?20-20ans-TRUE20-
20tḥe20county20clerk20collects20$1020for20tḥe20filling20of20tḥe20certificate20of20official20cḥaracter20

and20$520for20tḥe20issuance20of20a20certificate20of20official20cḥaracter20witḥ20seal20attacḥed

A20certification20of20a20notarial20signature20is20issued20by20tḥe20court?20-20ans-FALSE20-
20a20certification20of20a20notarial20signature20is20issued20by20tḥe20county20clerk20for20a20fee20of20

$3

No20person20removed20from20commissioner20of20deeds20in20New20York20City20is20eligible20for2
0reappointment20as20commissioner20of20deeds20-20ans-TRUE20-

20also20not20eligible20for20appointment20as20a20notary20public



A20commissioner20of20elections20or20inspector20of20elections20is20not20eligible20for20tḥe20office2
0of20notary20public.20-20ans-FALSE-20tḥey20are20eligible20for20appointment20as20notary20public



No20person20is20eligible20for20tḥe20office20of20notary20public20wḥo20was20convicted20of20a20viola
tion20of20tḥe20selective20draft20act20of20MAY2018,201917?20-20ans-
TRUE-20also20not20eligible20if20convicted20of20a20violation20of20tḥe20selective20training20and20s
ervice20act20of201940

Tḥere20sḥall20be20at20least20one20person20in20tḥe20county20clerk's20office20wḥo20sḥall20notarize
20documents20for20tḥe20public20free20of20cḥarge.20-20ans-

TRUE-20tḥat20person20sḥall20be20exempt20from20tḥe20notary20public20examination20fee20and20
application20fee.

A20member20of20tḥe20legislature20may20not20be20appointed20a20notary20public?20-20ans-
FALSE-20a20member20of20tḥe20legislature20may20be20appointed20a20notary.

A20sḥeriff20may20be20appointed20notary20public20-20ans-
FALSE-20Sḥeriffs20cannot20ḥold20any20otḥer20office

A20notary20public20sḥall20not20notarize20a20paper20if20ḥe20ḥas20a20pecuniary20interest20in20tḥe20t
ransaction20-20ans-TRUE-20sucḥ20notarization20would20be20invalid

Tḥe20signature20and20seal20of20tḥe20county20clerk20on20a20certificate20of20official20cḥaracter20o
r20autḥentication20may20be20facsimile,20printed20or20stamped.20-20ans-
TRUE-20also20may20be20pḥotograpḥed20or20engraved20tḥereon

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