NEW YORK STATE NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS
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Acknowledgment accurate answers A formal declaration before a duly authorized officer by a person
who has executed an instrument that such execution is his or her act and deed. Or, the declaration of a
person described in and who has executed a written instrument, that he or she executed the same.
Acknowledgment or Proof Certificate required information accurate answers Notary's signature. • All
the facts of the Notarial Act. • Names of Each Witness. • Substance of the testimony of each witness
examined by the Notary. • Subscribing witness' place of residence.
Administrator accurate answers A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased
person who left no will.
Advertisement accurate answers Refers to any material designed to give notice of or to promote or
describe the services a Notary offers for profit, whether in print or electronic form, including business
cards, brochures and notices.
Affiant accurate answers A person who makes and subscribes his or her signature to an affidavit.
Affiant accurate answers Individual that swears before a Notary as part of a notarial act.
Affidavit accurate answers An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof,
before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
Affirmation accurate answers A solemn declaration made by persons who conscientiously decline taking
an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and is just as binding. It is performed if a person has religious or
conscientious scruples against taking an oath.
Apostille accurate answers Department of State authentication attached to a notarized and county
certified document for possible international use
Appointing or Commission term accurate answers Four Years.
Attest accurate answers To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the request of the person
who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness.
Attestation Clause accurate answers That clause wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has
been executed before them, and the manner of the execution of the same.
Authentication accurate answers A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of
acknowledgment or proof or oath signed by a notary.
, Bill of Sale accurate answers A writing instrument given to pass title of personal property from vendor to
vendee.
Certificate of acknowledgment for a conveyance required information accurate answers Venue and Date
of the Notarial Act. • Names of the undersigned who appeared before the Notary and are subscribed in
the document. • Substance or details of the act. • All blank spaces and information required by law must
be properly filled in.
Certificate of Authentication accurate answers A certificate issue by the County Clerk's office that when
attached to any certificate of proof, acknowledgment or jurat, authenticates the Notary's signature on a
document and attests to the Notary's authority to sign at the time of the notarization.
Certificate of Official Character accurate answers A certificate that authenticates a Notary signature and
it is issue by the Secretary of State or the county clerk.
Certified Copy accurate answers A copy of a public record signed and certified as a true copy by the
public official having custody of the original.
Change of Name Notice accurate answers Notaries must submit this form along with a non-refundable
fee of $10 in case he or she wants to officially change their name for any reason.
Chattel accurate answers Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.
Chattel Paper accurate answers A writing or writings which evidence both an obligation to pay money
and a security interest in a lease or specific goods.
Codicil accurate answers An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying it in some respects.
Commissioning Body accurate answers Office of The Secretary of State.
Consideration accurate answers Anything of value given to induce entering into a contract; it may be
money, personal services, or even love and affection.
Contempt of Court accurate answers Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a court which disrupts
the execution of court orders.
Contract accurate answers An agreement between competent parties to do or not to do certain things
for a legal consideration, whereby each party acquires a right to what the other possesses.
Conveyance (Deed) accurate answers Every instrument, in writing, except a will, by which any estate or
interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered.
Conveyance of Real Property accurate answers Must be in English or Have a translation to English
attached to it and the translations must be either signed and acknowledge by the author or proved by a
subscribing witness or someone designated for that purpose by the county judge.
County Law accurate answers Stipulates that each county clerk m ust designate at least one staff
member to serve as a Notary Public
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Acknowledgment accurate answers A formal declaration before a duly authorized officer by a person
who has executed an instrument that such execution is his or her act and deed. Or, the declaration of a
person described in and who has executed a written instrument, that he or she executed the same.
Acknowledgment or Proof Certificate required information accurate answers Notary's signature. • All
the facts of the Notarial Act. • Names of Each Witness. • Substance of the testimony of each witness
examined by the Notary. • Subscribing witness' place of residence.
Administrator accurate answers A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased
person who left no will.
Advertisement accurate answers Refers to any material designed to give notice of or to promote or
describe the services a Notary offers for profit, whether in print or electronic form, including business
cards, brochures and notices.
Affiant accurate answers A person who makes and subscribes his or her signature to an affidavit.
Affiant accurate answers Individual that swears before a Notary as part of a notarial act.
Affidavit accurate answers An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof,
before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
Affirmation accurate answers A solemn declaration made by persons who conscientiously decline taking
an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and is just as binding. It is performed if a person has religious or
conscientious scruples against taking an oath.
Apostille accurate answers Department of State authentication attached to a notarized and county
certified document for possible international use
Appointing or Commission term accurate answers Four Years.
Attest accurate answers To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the request of the person
who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness.
Attestation Clause accurate answers That clause wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has
been executed before them, and the manner of the execution of the same.
Authentication accurate answers A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of
acknowledgment or proof or oath signed by a notary.
, Bill of Sale accurate answers A writing instrument given to pass title of personal property from vendor to
vendee.
Certificate of acknowledgment for a conveyance required information accurate answers Venue and Date
of the Notarial Act. • Names of the undersigned who appeared before the Notary and are subscribed in
the document. • Substance or details of the act. • All blank spaces and information required by law must
be properly filled in.
Certificate of Authentication accurate answers A certificate issue by the County Clerk's office that when
attached to any certificate of proof, acknowledgment or jurat, authenticates the Notary's signature on a
document and attests to the Notary's authority to sign at the time of the notarization.
Certificate of Official Character accurate answers A certificate that authenticates a Notary signature and
it is issue by the Secretary of State or the county clerk.
Certified Copy accurate answers A copy of a public record signed and certified as a true copy by the
public official having custody of the original.
Change of Name Notice accurate answers Notaries must submit this form along with a non-refundable
fee of $10 in case he or she wants to officially change their name for any reason.
Chattel accurate answers Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.
Chattel Paper accurate answers A writing or writings which evidence both an obligation to pay money
and a security interest in a lease or specific goods.
Codicil accurate answers An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying it in some respects.
Commissioning Body accurate answers Office of The Secretary of State.
Consideration accurate answers Anything of value given to induce entering into a contract; it may be
money, personal services, or even love and affection.
Contempt of Court accurate answers Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a court which disrupts
the execution of court orders.
Contract accurate answers An agreement between competent parties to do or not to do certain things
for a legal consideration, whereby each party acquires a right to what the other possesses.
Conveyance (Deed) accurate answers Every instrument, in writing, except a will, by which any estate or
interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered.
Conveyance of Real Property accurate answers Must be in English or Have a translation to English
attached to it and the translations must be either signed and acknowledge by the author or proved by a
subscribing witness or someone designated for that purpose by the county judge.
County Law accurate answers Stipulates that each county clerk m ust designate at least one staff
member to serve as a Notary Public
