NY NOTARY ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ Administrator. Answer: A person appointed by the court to
manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will.
◉ Affiant. Answer: The person who makes and subscribes his
signature to an affidavit.
◉ Affidavit. Answer: An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn
to, by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer
authorized to administer oaths.
◉ Difference between an acknowledgement and an affidavit.
Answer: The distinction between the taking of an acknowledgment
and an affidavit must be clearly understood. In the case of an
acknowledgment, the notary public certifies as to the identity and
execution of a document; the affidavit involves the administration of
an oath to the affiant.
, ◉ Affirmation. Answer: A solemn declaration made by persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and
is just as binding
◉ Form of affirmation. Answer: "Do you solemnly, sincerely, and
truly, declare and affirm that the statements made by you are true
and correct."
◉ Apostile. Answer: Department of State authentication attached to
a notarized and county- certified document for possible
international use.
◉ Attest. 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. Answer: That clause (e.g., at the end of a will)
wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed
before them, and the manner of the execution of the same.
◉ Authentication (Notarial) / County Clerk's Certificate. 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.
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ Administrator. Answer: A person appointed by the court to
manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will.
◉ Affiant. Answer: The person who makes and subscribes his
signature to an affidavit.
◉ Affidavit. Answer: An affidavit is a signed statement, duly sworn
to, by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer
authorized to administer oaths.
◉ Difference between an acknowledgement and an affidavit.
Answer: The distinction between the taking of an acknowledgment
and an affidavit must be clearly understood. In the case of an
acknowledgment, the notary public certifies as to the identity and
execution of a document; the affidavit involves the administration of
an oath to the affiant.
, ◉ Affirmation. Answer: A solemn declaration made by persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and
is just as binding
◉ Form of affirmation. Answer: "Do you solemnly, sincerely, and
truly, declare and affirm that the statements made by you are true
and correct."
◉ Apostile. Answer: Department of State authentication attached to
a notarized and county- certified document for possible
international use.
◉ Attest. 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. Answer: That clause (e.g., at the end of a will)
wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed
before them, and the manner of the execution of the same.
◉ Authentication (Notarial) / County Clerk's Certificate. 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.
