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NEW YORK STATE NOTARY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
LATEST UPDATE ..COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Administrator - (answer)A person appointed by the court to manage the estate
of a deceased person who left no will.
Affiant - (answer)The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an
affidavit.
Affidavit - (answer)a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof,
before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. The
venue or county wherein it was sworn to should be accurately stated. [more.]
Affirmation - (answer)A solemn declaration made by persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and is just as
binding; if a person has religious or conscientious scruples against taking an
oath, the notary public should have the person affirm. [more...]
Apostile - (answer)Department of State authentication attached to a notarized
and county-certified document for possible international use.
Attest - (answer)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 - (answer)The clause (e.g., at the end of a will) wherein the
witness certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the
manner of the execution of the same.
Authentication (Notarial) - (answer)A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to
any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by a notary; this
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county clerk's certificate authenticates or verifies the authority of the notary
public to act as such.
Bill of Sale - (answer)A written instrument given to pass title of personal
property from vendor to vendee.
Certified Copy - (answer)A copy of a public record signed and certified as a
true copy by the public official having custody of the original. A notary public
has no authority to issue certified copies. Notaries must not certify to the
authenticity of legal documents and other papers required to be filed with
foreign consular officers. Within this prohibition are certificated of the
following type: United States of America, State of New York, County of New
York: [more...]
Chattel - (answer)Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.
Chattel Paper - (answer)A writing or writings which evidence both an
obligation to pay money and a security interest in a lease or specific goods. The
agreement which creates or provides for the security interest is known as a
security agreement.
Codicil - (answer)An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying it in
some respect.
Consideration - (answer)Anything of value given to induce entering into a
contract; it may be money, personal services, or even love and affection.
Contempt of Court - (answer)Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a court
which disrupts the execution of court orders.
NEW YORK STATE NOTARY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
LATEST UPDATE ..COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Administrator - (answer)A person appointed by the court to manage the estate
of a deceased person who left no will.
Affiant - (answer)The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an
affidavit.
Affidavit - (answer)a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof,
before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. The
venue or county wherein it was sworn to should be accurately stated. [more.]
Affirmation - (answer)A solemn declaration made by persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and is just as
binding; if a person has religious or conscientious scruples against taking an
oath, the notary public should have the person affirm. [more...]
Apostile - (answer)Department of State authentication attached to a notarized
and county-certified document for possible international use.
Attest - (answer)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 - (answer)The clause (e.g., at the end of a will) wherein the
witness certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the
manner of the execution of the same.
Authentication (Notarial) - (answer)A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to
any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by a notary; this
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county clerk's certificate authenticates or verifies the authority of the notary
public to act as such.
Bill of Sale - (answer)A written instrument given to pass title of personal
property from vendor to vendee.
Certified Copy - (answer)A copy of a public record signed and certified as a
true copy by the public official having custody of the original. A notary public
has no authority to issue certified copies. Notaries must not certify to the
authenticity of legal documents and other papers required to be filed with
foreign consular officers. Within this prohibition are certificated of the
following type: United States of America, State of New York, County of New
York: [more...]
Chattel - (answer)Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.
Chattel Paper - (answer)A writing or writings which evidence both an
obligation to pay money and a security interest in a lease or specific goods. The
agreement which creates or provides for the security interest is known as a
security agreement.
Codicil - (answer)An instrument made subsequent to a will and modifying it in
some respect.
Consideration - (answer)Anything of value given to induce entering into a
contract; it may be money, personal services, or even love and affection.
Contempt of Court - (answer)Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a court
which disrupts the execution of court orders.
