New York State Notary Exam
Comprehensive Study Guide Exam questions
with correct answers
Administrator |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |appointed |by |the |court |to |manage |the |estate |of |a |
deceased |person |who |left |no |will.
Affiant |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |person |who |makes |and |subscribes |his |signature |to |an |affidavit.
Affidavit |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Department |of |State |authentication |attached |to |a |notarized |and |
county-certified |document |for |possible |international |use.
Attest |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |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) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |certificate |subjoined |by |a |county |clerk |to |any |
certificate |of |proof |or |acknowledgment |or |oath |signed |by |a |notary; |this |county |clerk's |certificate |
authenticates |or |verifies |the |authority |of |the |notary |public |to |act |as |such.
,Bill |of |Sale |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |written |instrument |given |to |pass |title |of |personal |property |from
|vendor |to |vendee.
Certified |Copy |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Personal |property, |such |as |household |goods |or |fixtures.
Chattel |Paper |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |instrument |made |subsequent |to |a |will |and |modifying |it |in |some |
respect.
Consideration |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |disrespectful |of |the |authority |of |a |court |which |
disrupts |the |execution |of |court |orders.
Contract |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |
possess.
Conveyance |(Deed) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Every |instrument, |in |writing, |except |a |will, |by |which |any |
estate |or |interest |in |real |property |is |created, |transferred, |assigned |or |surrendered.
County |Clerk's |Certificate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-See |"Authentication |(Notarial)."
,Deponent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |makes |oath |to |a |written |statement. |Technically, |a |person
|subscribing |a |deposition |but |used |interchangeably |with |"Affiant."
Deposition |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |testimony |of |a |witness |taken |out |of |court |or |other |hearing |
proceeding, |under |oath |or |by |affirmation, |before |a |notary |public |or |other |person, |officer |or |
commissioner |before |whom |such |testimony |is |authorized |by |law |to |be |taken, |which |is |intended |to |be
|used |at |the |trial |or |hearing.
Duress |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Unlawful |constraint |exercised |upon |a |person |whereby |he |is |forced |to |
do |some |act |against |his |will.
Escrow |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |placing |of |an |instrument |in |the |hands |of |a |person |as |a |
depository |who |on |the |happing |of |a |designated |event, |is |to |deliver |the |instrument |to |a |third |person. |
This |agreement, |once |established, |should |be |unalterable.
Executor |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |named |in |a |will |to |carry |out |the |provisions |of |the |will.
Ex |Parte |(From |One |Side |Only) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |hearing |or |examination |in |the |presence |of, |
or |on |papers |filed |by, |one |party |and |in |the |absence |of |the |other.
Felony |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |crime |punishable |by |death |or |imprisonment |in |a |state |prison.
Guardian |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |in |charge |of |a |minor's |person |or |property.
Judgment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Decree |of |a |court |declaring |that |one |individual |is |indebted |to |
another |and |fixing |the |amount |of |such |indebtness.
Jurat |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |jurat |is |that |part |of |an |affidavit |where |the |officer |(notary |public) |
certifies |that |it |was |sworn |to |before |him. |It |is |not |the |affidavit. |The |following |is |the |form |of |jurat |
gerally |employed: |"Sworn |to |before |me |this |....... |Day |of |......., |20......" |Those |words |placed |directly |
after |the |signature |in |the |affidavit |stating |that |the |facts |therein |contained |were |sworn |to |or |affirmed |
before |the |officer |(notary |public) |together |with |his |official |signature |and |such |other |data |as |required |
by |137 |of |the |Executive |Law.
, Laches |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |delay |or |negligence |in |asserting |one's |legal |right.
Lease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |contract |whereby, |for |a |consideration, |usually |termed |rent, |one |who
|is |entitled |to |the |possession |of |real |property |transfers |such |right |to |another |for |life, |for |a |term |of |
years |or |at |will.
Lien |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |legal |right |or |claim |upon |a |specific |property |which |attaches |to |the |
property |until |a |debt |is |satisfied.
Litigation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |act |of |carrying |on |a |lawsuit.
Misdemeanor |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Any |crime |other |than |a |felony
Mortgage |On |Real |Property |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |instrument |in |writing, |duly |executed |and |
delivered |that |creates |a |lien |upon |real |estate |as |security |for |the |payment |of |a |specified |debt, |which |
is |usually |in |the |form |of |a |bond.
Notary |Public |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |public |officer |who |executes |acknowledgments |of |deeds |or |
writings |in |order |to |render |them |available |as |evidence |of |the |facts |therein |contained; |administers |
oaths |and |affirmation |as |to |the |truth |of |statements |contained |in |papers |or |documents |requiring |the |
administration |of |an |oath. |The |notary's |general |authority |is |defined |in |€135 |of |the |Executive |Law; |the
|notary |has |certain |other |powers |which |can |be |found |in |the |various |provisions |of |law |set |forth |earlier
|in |this |publication.
Oath |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |verbal |pledge |given |by |the |person |taking |it |that |his |statements |are |
made |under |an |immediate |sense |of |this |responsibility |to |God, |who |will |punish |the |affiant |if |the |
statements |are |false. |Notaries |public |must |administer |oaths |and |affirmations |in |manner |and |form |as |
prescribed |by |the |Civil |Practice |Law |and |Rules, |namely: |[...] |For |an |oath |or |affirmation |to |be |valid, |
whatever |form |is |adopted, |it |is |necessary |that: |first, |the |person |swearing |or |affirming |must |personally
|be |in |the |presence |of |the |notary |public; |secondly, |that |the |person |unequivocally |swears |or |affirms |
that |what |he |states |is |true; |thirdly, |that |he |swears |or |affirms |as |of |that |time; |and, |lastly, |that |the |
person |conscientiously |takes |upon |himself |the |obligation |of |an |oath.
Plaintiff |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |who |starts |a |suit |or |brings |an |action |against |another.
Comprehensive Study Guide Exam questions
with correct answers
Administrator |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |appointed |by |the |court |to |manage |the |estate |of |a |
deceased |person |who |left |no |will.
Affiant |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |person |who |makes |and |subscribes |his |signature |to |an |affidavit.
Affidavit |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Department |of |State |authentication |attached |to |a |notarized |and |
county-certified |document |for |possible |international |use.
Attest |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |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) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |certificate |subjoined |by |a |county |clerk |to |any |
certificate |of |proof |or |acknowledgment |or |oath |signed |by |a |notary; |this |county |clerk's |certificate |
authenticates |or |verifies |the |authority |of |the |notary |public |to |act |as |such.
,Bill |of |Sale |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |written |instrument |given |to |pass |title |of |personal |property |from
|vendor |to |vendee.
Certified |Copy |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Personal |property, |such |as |household |goods |or |fixtures.
Chattel |Paper |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |instrument |made |subsequent |to |a |will |and |modifying |it |in |some |
respect.
Consideration |- |VERIFIED |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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |disrespectful |of |the |authority |of |a |court |which |
disrupts |the |execution |of |court |orders.
Contract |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |
possess.
Conveyance |(Deed) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Every |instrument, |in |writing, |except |a |will, |by |which |any |
estate |or |interest |in |real |property |is |created, |transferred, |assigned |or |surrendered.
County |Clerk's |Certificate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-See |"Authentication |(Notarial)."
,Deponent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |makes |oath |to |a |written |statement. |Technically, |a |person
|subscribing |a |deposition |but |used |interchangeably |with |"Affiant."
Deposition |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |testimony |of |a |witness |taken |out |of |court |or |other |hearing |
proceeding, |under |oath |or |by |affirmation, |before |a |notary |public |or |other |person, |officer |or |
commissioner |before |whom |such |testimony |is |authorized |by |law |to |be |taken, |which |is |intended |to |be
|used |at |the |trial |or |hearing.
Duress |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Unlawful |constraint |exercised |upon |a |person |whereby |he |is |forced |to |
do |some |act |against |his |will.
Escrow |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |placing |of |an |instrument |in |the |hands |of |a |person |as |a |
depository |who |on |the |happing |of |a |designated |event, |is |to |deliver |the |instrument |to |a |third |person. |
This |agreement, |once |established, |should |be |unalterable.
Executor |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |named |in |a |will |to |carry |out |the |provisions |of |the |will.
Ex |Parte |(From |One |Side |Only) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |hearing |or |examination |in |the |presence |of, |
or |on |papers |filed |by, |one |party |and |in |the |absence |of |the |other.
Felony |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |crime |punishable |by |death |or |imprisonment |in |a |state |prison.
Guardian |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |in |charge |of |a |minor's |person |or |property.
Judgment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Decree |of |a |court |declaring |that |one |individual |is |indebted |to |
another |and |fixing |the |amount |of |such |indebtness.
Jurat |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |jurat |is |that |part |of |an |affidavit |where |the |officer |(notary |public) |
certifies |that |it |was |sworn |to |before |him. |It |is |not |the |affidavit. |The |following |is |the |form |of |jurat |
gerally |employed: |"Sworn |to |before |me |this |....... |Day |of |......., |20......" |Those |words |placed |directly |
after |the |signature |in |the |affidavit |stating |that |the |facts |therein |contained |were |sworn |to |or |affirmed |
before |the |officer |(notary |public) |together |with |his |official |signature |and |such |other |data |as |required |
by |137 |of |the |Executive |Law.
, Laches |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |delay |or |negligence |in |asserting |one's |legal |right.
Lease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |contract |whereby, |for |a |consideration, |usually |termed |rent, |one |who
|is |entitled |to |the |possession |of |real |property |transfers |such |right |to |another |for |life, |for |a |term |of |
years |or |at |will.
Lien |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |legal |right |or |claim |upon |a |specific |property |which |attaches |to |the |
property |until |a |debt |is |satisfied.
Litigation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |act |of |carrying |on |a |lawsuit.
Misdemeanor |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Any |crime |other |than |a |felony
Mortgage |On |Real |Property |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |instrument |in |writing, |duly |executed |and |
delivered |that |creates |a |lien |upon |real |estate |as |security |for |the |payment |of |a |specified |debt, |which |
is |usually |in |the |form |of |a |bond.
Notary |Public |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |public |officer |who |executes |acknowledgments |of |deeds |or |
writings |in |order |to |render |them |available |as |evidence |of |the |facts |therein |contained; |administers |
oaths |and |affirmation |as |to |the |truth |of |statements |contained |in |papers |or |documents |requiring |the |
administration |of |an |oath. |The |notary's |general |authority |is |defined |in |€135 |of |the |Executive |Law; |the
|notary |has |certain |other |powers |which |can |be |found |in |the |various |provisions |of |law |set |forth |earlier
|in |this |publication.
Oath |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |verbal |pledge |given |by |the |person |taking |it |that |his |statements |are |
made |under |an |immediate |sense |of |this |responsibility |to |God, |who |will |punish |the |affiant |if |the |
statements |are |false. |Notaries |public |must |administer |oaths |and |affirmations |in |manner |and |form |as |
prescribed |by |the |Civil |Practice |Law |and |Rules, |namely: |[...] |For |an |oath |or |affirmation |to |be |valid, |
whatever |form |is |adopted, |it |is |necessary |that: |first, |the |person |swearing |or |affirming |must |personally
|be |in |the |presence |of |the |notary |public; |secondly, |that |the |person |unequivocally |swears |or |affirms |
that |what |he |states |is |true; |thirdly, |that |he |swears |or |affirms |as |of |that |time; |and, |lastly, |that |the |
person |conscientiously |takes |upon |himself |the |obligation |of |an |oath.
Plaintiff |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |who |starts |a |suit |or |brings |an |action |against |another.
