NEW YORK STATE NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM 2026 | 120
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
GRADED A+
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS - CORRECT
ANSWER - The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
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 - CORRECT 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 ______________. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Sheriff
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - CORRECT 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 - 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 - CORRECT 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 - 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 - CORRECT 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 - 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
C. Liable in damages to the person injured
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - Liable in damages to the
person injured
When the lessor (bank) of a safe deposit box opens the safe deposit box in front of
a notary public (pursuant to Banking Law 335), the notary shall file with the lessor
a certificate under seal which contains:
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
GRADED A+
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS - CORRECT
ANSWER - The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
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 - CORRECT 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 ______________. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Sheriff
Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - CORRECT 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 - 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 - CORRECT 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 - 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 - CORRECT 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 - 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
C. Liable in damages to the person injured
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - Liable in damages to the
person injured
When the lessor (bank) of a safe deposit box opens the safe deposit box in front of
a notary public (pursuant to Banking Law 335), the notary shall file with the lessor
a certificate under seal which contains:
