NOTARY PRACTICE TEST 3 FINAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence. Answer: Their county of
residence
◉ 3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person
shall be appointed as a notary public who has been convicted of
______________.. Answer: Any misdemeanor
◉ The county clerk and register of any county with whom a
certificate of official character has been filed shall collect for the
filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10. Answer: $10
,◉ A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any
instrument as a notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony. Answer: Misdemeanor
◉ Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary
public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections. Answer: Sheriff
◉ Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10. Answer: $2
◉ The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of
official character of a notary public may be:
,1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved
thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct. Answer: 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
◉ 9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary
public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments. Answer: Not
authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
◉ A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in
NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit
or acknowledgment to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct. Answer: 1 and 2 are correct
, ◉ A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or
a notary public who commits fraud or deceit in the performance of
his duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above. Answer: A misdemeanor
◉ The term "conveyance" includes written instruments by which
any estate or interest in - property is created, transferred,
mortgaged or assigned.
1.personal 2. real
A. 1 is correct
B. 2 is correct
C. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
D. Both 1 and 2 are correct. Answer: 2 is correct
◉ An office authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of a
conveyance who is guilty of fraudulent practice or malfeasance in
the execution of any duty prescribed by law in relation to it is-
A. Guilty of a petty offense
B. Liable for a statutory fine of $150.00
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence. Answer: Their county of
residence
◉ 3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person
shall be appointed as a notary public who has been convicted of
______________.. Answer: Any misdemeanor
◉ The county clerk and register of any county with whom a
certificate of official character has been filed shall collect for the
filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10. Answer: $10
,◉ A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any
instrument as a notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony. Answer: Misdemeanor
◉ Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary
public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections. Answer: Sheriff
◉ Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10. Answer: $2
◉ The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of
official character of a notary public may be:
,1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved
thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct. Answer: 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
◉ 9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary
public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments. Answer: Not
authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
◉ A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in
NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit
or acknowledgment to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct. Answer: 1 and 2 are correct
, ◉ A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or
a notary public who commits fraud or deceit in the performance of
his duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above. Answer: A misdemeanor
◉ The term "conveyance" includes written instruments by which
any estate or interest in - property is created, transferred,
mortgaged or assigned.
1.personal 2. real
A. 1 is correct
B. 2 is correct
C. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
D. Both 1 and 2 are correct. Answer: 2 is correct
◉ An office authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of a
conveyance who is guilty of fraudulent practice or malfeasance in
the execution of any duty prescribed by law in relation to it is-
A. Guilty of a petty offense
B. Liable for a statutory fine of $150.00
