NYS Notary Practice Exam 2022| 81 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

If a notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary mobile services, what is the potential maximum jail sentence? Correct Answer: 1 year Proof certificate Correct Answer: The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate conveyance What are the requirements to become a notary public in NYS Correct Answer: at least 18 years of age, resident or qualified non-resident, no special education or common school level if a notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she Correct Answer: still is a qualified non-resident resident Errors a notary can make that will not make the foregoing instrument (document) get unrecorded Correct Answer: if the notary public was purporting to be a notary but was not licensed, if the commission was expired, if a NY notary notarizes in another state If your neighbor that you know asks you to notarize an affidavit you must Correct Answer: administer an oath and fill out the jurat Affidavit Correct Answer: a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths Jurat Correct Answer: Part of an affidavit where the notary public certifies that it was sworn to before him (sworn before me on ... day of ...) What is the name of the location where the notary notarizes something Correct Answer: venue a non-attorney notary may Correct Answer: administer an oath of office for a military officer what is the county clerk fee for a certificate of official character Correct Answer: $1 which of the following acts can be performed by a notary public on a sunday Correct Answer: affidavit