NYS Notary Exam QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS///UPDATED VERSION 2025
What is the simplest form of an oath?====="Do you
solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit
subscribed by you is correct and true?"
What is the simplest form of an affirmation?====="Do
you solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that
the statements made by you are true and correct?"
A notary may not... (four things)=====1. Give advice on
law; 2. Ask for and get legal business; 3. Divide fees with
a lawyer; 4. Advertise that he practices law; 5. advised
not to execute an acknowledgement of the execution of a
will
How long is the term of appointment?=====Four years
What qualifications must a notary have?=====1. US
citizen; 2. Live/work in NYS; 3. have good moral
character; 4. common school education; 5. familiar with
duties/responsibilities of being a notary
What must Secretary of state to do suspend/remove
from office after misconduct?=====Must be served with
,a copy of the charges against and have an opportunity to
be heard.
What can a notary not have been convicted of?=====1. a
felony; 2. illegal carry; 3. making/possessing burglar's
instruments; 4. buying stolen property; 5. unlawful entry;
6. aiding escape from prison; 7. narcotic drugs; 8.
vagrancy/prostitution
To whom does the notary submit the
application?=====Secretary of State
How is the $60 app fee distributed?=====$20 to the
county clerk (where notary resides), $40 to Secretary of
State
Who makes an index of commissions and official
signatures?=====the county clerk, who transmits it to the
Sec. of State
Who issues the commission?=====the county clerk
What is the fee for reappointment?=====$60 to the
county clerk
What is the fee for a name change?=====$10 to the Sec.
of State
What is the fee for a duplicate ID card?=====$10 to the
Sec. of State
,Who may certify to the official character of the
notary?=====The Sec. of State or county clerk
What is the fee for a certificate of official
character?=====$10 to the Sec. of state or $5 to the
county clerk
What is the fee for a certificate of proof or
acknowledgment of oath signed by a notary from the
county clerk?=====$3
Can someone who has been removed from office as a
commissioner of deeds for NYC be eligible to be
appointed as a notary?=====No.
What is some who has been removed from office as a
commissioner of deeds for NYC guilty of if he notarizes
anything?=====A misdemeanor.
Is a commissioner of elections or inspector of elections
eligible to be a notary?=====Yes
Is someone who violates the draft act eligible to be a
notary?=====No.
Can a member of the legislature be a notary?=====Yes
Can a sheriff be a notary?=====No
, How can a notary be disqualified from notarizing
something?=====If he has an interest in the case, i.e. if
the notary is a party to or directly and pecuniarily
interested in the transaction
Can a signature and seal of a county clerk upon a
certificate of official character of a notary public or the
signature of a county clerk upon a certificate of
authentication of the signature and acts of a notary
public or commissioner of deeds be a facsimile, printed,
stamped, photographed or engraved thereon?=====Yes
What is every notary qualified to do?=====administer
oaths and affirmations, to
take affidavits and depositions, to receive and certify
acknowledgments or proof of deeds, mortgages and
powers of attorney and other instruments in
writing; to demand acceptance or payment of foreign
and inland bills of exchange, promissory notes and
obligations in writing, and to protest the
same for non-acceptance or non-payment, as the case
may require, and, for use in another jurisdiction, to
exercise such other powers and duties as by
ANSWERS///UPDATED VERSION 2025
What is the simplest form of an oath?====="Do you
solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit
subscribed by you is correct and true?"
What is the simplest form of an affirmation?====="Do
you solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that
the statements made by you are true and correct?"
A notary may not... (four things)=====1. Give advice on
law; 2. Ask for and get legal business; 3. Divide fees with
a lawyer; 4. Advertise that he practices law; 5. advised
not to execute an acknowledgement of the execution of a
will
How long is the term of appointment?=====Four years
What qualifications must a notary have?=====1. US
citizen; 2. Live/work in NYS; 3. have good moral
character; 4. common school education; 5. familiar with
duties/responsibilities of being a notary
What must Secretary of state to do suspend/remove
from office after misconduct?=====Must be served with
,a copy of the charges against and have an opportunity to
be heard.
What can a notary not have been convicted of?=====1. a
felony; 2. illegal carry; 3. making/possessing burglar's
instruments; 4. buying stolen property; 5. unlawful entry;
6. aiding escape from prison; 7. narcotic drugs; 8.
vagrancy/prostitution
To whom does the notary submit the
application?=====Secretary of State
How is the $60 app fee distributed?=====$20 to the
county clerk (where notary resides), $40 to Secretary of
State
Who makes an index of commissions and official
signatures?=====the county clerk, who transmits it to the
Sec. of State
Who issues the commission?=====the county clerk
What is the fee for reappointment?=====$60 to the
county clerk
What is the fee for a name change?=====$10 to the Sec.
of State
What is the fee for a duplicate ID card?=====$10 to the
Sec. of State
,Who may certify to the official character of the
notary?=====The Sec. of State or county clerk
What is the fee for a certificate of official
character?=====$10 to the Sec. of state or $5 to the
county clerk
What is the fee for a certificate of proof or
acknowledgment of oath signed by a notary from the
county clerk?=====$3
Can someone who has been removed from office as a
commissioner of deeds for NYC be eligible to be
appointed as a notary?=====No.
What is some who has been removed from office as a
commissioner of deeds for NYC guilty of if he notarizes
anything?=====A misdemeanor.
Is a commissioner of elections or inspector of elections
eligible to be a notary?=====Yes
Is someone who violates the draft act eligible to be a
notary?=====No.
Can a member of the legislature be a notary?=====Yes
Can a sheriff be a notary?=====No
, How can a notary be disqualified from notarizing
something?=====If he has an interest in the case, i.e. if
the notary is a party to or directly and pecuniarily
interested in the transaction
Can a signature and seal of a county clerk upon a
certificate of official character of a notary public or the
signature of a county clerk upon a certificate of
authentication of the signature and acts of a notary
public or commissioner of deeds be a facsimile, printed,
stamped, photographed or engraved thereon?=====Yes
What is every notary qualified to do?=====administer
oaths and affirmations, to
take affidavits and depositions, to receive and certify
acknowledgments or proof of deeds, mortgages and
powers of attorney and other instruments in
writing; to demand acceptance or payment of foreign
and inland bills of exchange, promissory notes and
obligations in writing, and to protest the
same for non-acceptance or non-payment, as the case
may require, and, for use in another jurisdiction, to
exercise such other powers and duties as by
