NYS Notary Test
A __________ is a claim or right to property which attaches to the specific property
until a judgment (debt) is paid.
A. lien
B. conveyance
C. laches
D. chattel - ------------ANS: A. lien
A __________ is a decree of a court which declares the amount of money which one
party owes to another party.
A. apostile
B. judgment
C. jurat
D. codicil - ------------ANS: B. judgment
A ________is an instrument attached to a will that adds to or modifies the will.
A. judgment
B. apostile
C. chattel
D. codicil - ------------ANS: D. codicil
A "pass slip" showing that the applicant passed the notary exam must be submitted
along with?
A. application for citizenship
B. application for a notary public commission
C. application for non driver state I.D.
,D. None of the above. - ------------ANS: B. application for a notary public commission
A crime (other than a felony) is called __________.
A. a violation
B. a "C" misdemeanor
C. a petty offense
D. a misdemeanor - ------------ANS: D. a misdemeanor
A declaration before a duly authorized officer by a person who has executed an
instrument that the execution is his act is known as ___________.
A. a conveyance
B. a jurat
C. an affiant
D. an acknowledgment - ------------ANS: D. an acknowledgment
A non-resident of NYS who accepts the office of NYS notary appoints the
_______________as the person on whom process can be served in his behalf.
A. State Comptroller
B. Governor
C. Lieutenant Governor
D. Secretary of State - ------------ANS: D. Secretary of State
A notary public I.D. card must indicate the appointee's name, address, county and
____________.
A. social security number
B. commission term
,C. date of birth
D. gender - ------------ANS: B. commission term
A notary public in exercising his powers under this article must in addition to the
venue and signature print, typewrite, or stamp beneath his signature in
__________ink, his name, the words "Notary Public State of New York," the name of
the county in which he originally qualified and date upon which his commission
expires.
A. blue (only)
B. black (only)
C. black or blue
D. black, blue or green - ------------ANS: B. black (only)
A notary public who is duly licensed as an attorney and counselor at law in NYS may
in his discretion substitute the following for the words "Notary Public".
A. Commissioner of NYS
B. Qualified Commissioner
C. Counselor at Law
D. None of the above - ------------ANS: C. Counselor at Law
A person removed from office of notary public who signs or executes an instrument
as notary is guilty of ____________
A. a violation
B. a misdemeanor
C. a felony
D. an "A" felony - ------------ANS: B. a misdemeanor
, A person who is legally in charge of the property of a minor person or legally in
charge of the minor person's property is called ____________.
A. a defendant
B. a juror
C. a plaintiff
D. a guardian - ------------ANS: D. a guardian
A person who signs an affidavit is called ________________.
A. an administrator
B. an affiant
C. a jurat
D. an executor - ------------ANS: B. an affiant
A person who starts a civil action is called ________.
A. the defendant
B. the appellant
C. the plaintiff
D. the guardian - ------------ANS: C. the plaintiff
A person who violates the provisions of Judiciary Law 484 (Practicing as an attorney)
shall be guilty of __________.
A. a violation
B. a misdemeanor
C. An "E" felony
D. a "B" felony - ------------ANS: B. a misdemeanor
A __________ is a claim or right to property which attaches to the specific property
until a judgment (debt) is paid.
A. lien
B. conveyance
C. laches
D. chattel - ------------ANS: A. lien
A __________ is a decree of a court which declares the amount of money which one
party owes to another party.
A. apostile
B. judgment
C. jurat
D. codicil - ------------ANS: B. judgment
A ________is an instrument attached to a will that adds to or modifies the will.
A. judgment
B. apostile
C. chattel
D. codicil - ------------ANS: D. codicil
A "pass slip" showing that the applicant passed the notary exam must be submitted
along with?
A. application for citizenship
B. application for a notary public commission
C. application for non driver state I.D.
,D. None of the above. - ------------ANS: B. application for a notary public commission
A crime (other than a felony) is called __________.
A. a violation
B. a "C" misdemeanor
C. a petty offense
D. a misdemeanor - ------------ANS: D. a misdemeanor
A declaration before a duly authorized officer by a person who has executed an
instrument that the execution is his act is known as ___________.
A. a conveyance
B. a jurat
C. an affiant
D. an acknowledgment - ------------ANS: D. an acknowledgment
A non-resident of NYS who accepts the office of NYS notary appoints the
_______________as the person on whom process can be served in his behalf.
A. State Comptroller
B. Governor
C. Lieutenant Governor
D. Secretary of State - ------------ANS: D. Secretary of State
A notary public I.D. card must indicate the appointee's name, address, county and
____________.
A. social security number
B. commission term
,C. date of birth
D. gender - ------------ANS: B. commission term
A notary public in exercising his powers under this article must in addition to the
venue and signature print, typewrite, or stamp beneath his signature in
__________ink, his name, the words "Notary Public State of New York," the name of
the county in which he originally qualified and date upon which his commission
expires.
A. blue (only)
B. black (only)
C. black or blue
D. black, blue or green - ------------ANS: B. black (only)
A notary public who is duly licensed as an attorney and counselor at law in NYS may
in his discretion substitute the following for the words "Notary Public".
A. Commissioner of NYS
B. Qualified Commissioner
C. Counselor at Law
D. None of the above - ------------ANS: C. Counselor at Law
A person removed from office of notary public who signs or executes an instrument
as notary is guilty of ____________
A. a violation
B. a misdemeanor
C. a felony
D. an "A" felony - ------------ANS: B. a misdemeanor
, A person who is legally in charge of the property of a minor person or legally in
charge of the minor person's property is called ____________.
A. a defendant
B. a juror
C. a plaintiff
D. a guardian - ------------ANS: D. a guardian
A person who signs an affidavit is called ________________.
A. an administrator
B. an affiant
C. a jurat
D. an executor - ------------ANS: B. an affiant
A person who starts a civil action is called ________.
A. the defendant
B. the appellant
C. the plaintiff
D. the guardian - ------------ANS: C. the plaintiff
A person who violates the provisions of Judiciary Law 484 (Practicing as an attorney)
shall be guilty of __________.
A. a violation
B. a misdemeanor
C. An "E" felony
D. a "B" felony - ------------ANS: B. a misdemeanor
