Notary Practice Questions
Someone would NOT be eligible to become a New York Notary if he or she: - ANSHas an
unpardonable felony conviction
Notaries Public are commissioned by - ANSThe Secretary of State
A Notary Public who is a resident of New York and moves out of state but still maintains a
place of business or an office within the state - ANSMay obtain his or her office as a Notary
Public
The jurisdiction of a New York Notary is: - ANSCo-extensive with the boundaries of the State
of New York
The term of a Notary's commission is: - ANSFour years
The purpose of an acknowledgment include: - ANSMaking a document a recordable
instrument
Permitting a document to be given in evidence, without further proof of execution
A signed statement, duly sworn to by the maker thereof, before a Notary Public or other
officer authorized to administer oaths, is called: - ANSAn affidavit
A formal statement in writing by a Notary Public, stating that a certain bill of exchange or
promissory note was on a certain day presented for payment or acceptance and that such
payment or acceptance was refused is called: - ANSA protest
A written instrument by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transformed,
assigned, or surrendered is called a: - ANSConveyance
The written testimony of a witness, taken out of a court or another hearing proceeding, under
oath or by affirmation before a Notary Public, which is intended to be used at the trial or
hearing is called: - ANSA deposition
A hearing or examination in the presence of, or of papers filed by, one party, and in the
absence of the other, is called: - ANSEx parte
A Notary Public who witnesses the opening of a safe deposit box and the removal and
inventory of its contents shall file with the lessor a certificate under seal which states the
date the safe deposit box was opened, as well as: - ANSThe name of the lessee, and a list
of the contents
Example of a Uniform Acknowledgement - ANSAcknowledgement of a conveyence
Someone would NOT be eligible to become a New York Notary if he or she: - ANSHas an
unpardonable felony conviction
Notaries Public are commissioned by - ANSThe Secretary of State
A Notary Public who is a resident of New York and moves out of state but still maintains a
place of business or an office within the state - ANSMay obtain his or her office as a Notary
Public
The jurisdiction of a New York Notary is: - ANSCo-extensive with the boundaries of the State
of New York
The term of a Notary's commission is: - ANSFour years
The purpose of an acknowledgment include: - ANSMaking a document a recordable
instrument
Permitting a document to be given in evidence, without further proof of execution
A signed statement, duly sworn to by the maker thereof, before a Notary Public or other
officer authorized to administer oaths, is called: - ANSAn affidavit
A formal statement in writing by a Notary Public, stating that a certain bill of exchange or
promissory note was on a certain day presented for payment or acceptance and that such
payment or acceptance was refused is called: - ANSA protest
A written instrument by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transformed,
assigned, or surrendered is called a: - ANSConveyance
The written testimony of a witness, taken out of a court or another hearing proceeding, under
oath or by affirmation before a Notary Public, which is intended to be used at the trial or
hearing is called: - ANSA deposition
A hearing or examination in the presence of, or of papers filed by, one party, and in the
absence of the other, is called: - ANSEx parte
A Notary Public who witnesses the opening of a safe deposit box and the removal and
inventory of its contents shall file with the lessor a certificate under seal which states the
date the safe deposit box was opened, as well as: - ANSThe name of the lessee, and a list
of the contents
Example of a Uniform Acknowledgement - ANSAcknowledgement of a conveyence
