NJ NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
PRACTICE QS AND AS 100%
CORRECT
T/F: When executing an electronic notarization, the notary public is not
required to attach or associate the notary certificate and stamp with the
electronic notarization. - ANSWER-FALSE!
An electronic notarization involves the use of electronic signatures, digital
certificates, and electronic seals.
T/F: A notary must retain the notary's journal for 5 years after the last
notarization act. - ANSWER-FALSE!
A notary must retain the notary's journal for 10 years after the last
notarization act OR transmit the journal to the Department of the Treasury
or a repository approved by the Treasurer.
T/F: The notary public may allow another person use the notary public's
stamp at any time. - ANSWER-FALSE!
This would be a violation of professional duties.
T/F: A notary public is a person legally authorized to serve as an impartial
witness. - ANSWER-TRUE!
A Notary Public is a public officer of the State of New Jersey who serves as
an impartial witness to the signing of documents and to the
acknowledgement of signatures on documents. (NJ Notary FAQ)
T/F: Notaries may not use electronic technology to notarize wills, codicils,
and testimony trusts. - ANSWER-FALSE!
In 2021, the Assembly Judiciary Committee amended the bill to remove
the exclusion pertaining to wills and codicils, so that remote notarization
through the use of communication technology could be used for executing
these records... as long as the notarial act is performed in accordance
with the bill's requirements for remote notarization.
T/F: The office of a notary is a public office. - ANSWER-TRUE!
The office of the notary public is a vital public function (NJ Notary Manual,
p.3). All Notaries Public are sworn into office by the Clerk of the County.
T/F: It is possible for a remotely located individual to obtain the services of
a NJ notary public even if the individual is not physically located in this
State. - ANSWER-TRUE!
It is possible for a remotely located individual to obtain the services of a NJ
notary public even if the individual is not physically located in this State,
via remote online notarization (RON).
, T/F: A NJ notary is authorized to perform notarizations throughout NJ. -
ANSWER-TRUE!
A Notary Public who is duly commissioned and qualified is authorized to
perform these services throughout the State of New Jersey (Bill A4250,
ASSEMBLY, No. 4250).
T/F: It is permissible to complete a certificate before the underlying
notarial act occurs. - ANSWER-FALSE!
The certificate must be completed when the notarial act occurs.
T/F: Notaries must maintain a journal that documents every notarial act
they take. - ANSWER-TRUE!
A notary public shall maintain a journal of all notarial acts performed (NJ
Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p.16).
A notary public may refuse to notarize a record if the notary public:
A) Does not personally know the person presenting the record for
notarization.
B) The person resides in a New Jersey County that is different from the
notary public's place of residence or business.
C) The person does not appear to be competent or have the capacity to
sign the record.
D) All of the Above - ANSWER-D) All of the Above
Explanation: A notary public may refuse to notarize a record if they do not
personally know the person presenting the record, if the person resides in
a different New Jersey County from the notary public's place of residence
or business, or if the person does not appear to be competent or have the
capacity to sign the record. Therefore, all of the options (A, B, and C) are
valid reasons for a notary public to refuse to notarize a record.
T/F: A person convicted of a crime in the second degree or above can
never be granted notary commission. - ANSWER-TRUE!
A person convicted of any crime in NJ or the United States can never be
granted notary commission.
T/F: A notary located in this state may perform a notary act using tamper-
evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears remotely. -
ANSWER-TRUE!
A notarial officer located in this State may perform a notarial act using a
tamper-evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears in
person or remotely before the notarial officer at the time of the act. (N.J.
Admin. Code § 17:50-1.16)
T/F: Personal knowledge is a satisfactory form of identification. A notary
has personal knowledge of a signer if a friend pointed an individual out to
a notary during a social gathering. - ANSWER-FALSE!
Personal knowledge alone is not a satisfactory form of identification for a
notary public. In order to properly identify a signer or witness, a notary
PRACTICE QS AND AS 100%
CORRECT
T/F: When executing an electronic notarization, the notary public is not
required to attach or associate the notary certificate and stamp with the
electronic notarization. - ANSWER-FALSE!
An electronic notarization involves the use of electronic signatures, digital
certificates, and electronic seals.
T/F: A notary must retain the notary's journal for 5 years after the last
notarization act. - ANSWER-FALSE!
A notary must retain the notary's journal for 10 years after the last
notarization act OR transmit the journal to the Department of the Treasury
or a repository approved by the Treasurer.
T/F: The notary public may allow another person use the notary public's
stamp at any time. - ANSWER-FALSE!
This would be a violation of professional duties.
T/F: A notary public is a person legally authorized to serve as an impartial
witness. - ANSWER-TRUE!
A Notary Public is a public officer of the State of New Jersey who serves as
an impartial witness to the signing of documents and to the
acknowledgement of signatures on documents. (NJ Notary FAQ)
T/F: Notaries may not use electronic technology to notarize wills, codicils,
and testimony trusts. - ANSWER-FALSE!
In 2021, the Assembly Judiciary Committee amended the bill to remove
the exclusion pertaining to wills and codicils, so that remote notarization
through the use of communication technology could be used for executing
these records... as long as the notarial act is performed in accordance
with the bill's requirements for remote notarization.
T/F: The office of a notary is a public office. - ANSWER-TRUE!
The office of the notary public is a vital public function (NJ Notary Manual,
p.3). All Notaries Public are sworn into office by the Clerk of the County.
T/F: It is possible for a remotely located individual to obtain the services of
a NJ notary public even if the individual is not physically located in this
State. - ANSWER-TRUE!
It is possible for a remotely located individual to obtain the services of a NJ
notary public even if the individual is not physically located in this State,
via remote online notarization (RON).
, T/F: A NJ notary is authorized to perform notarizations throughout NJ. -
ANSWER-TRUE!
A Notary Public who is duly commissioned and qualified is authorized to
perform these services throughout the State of New Jersey (Bill A4250,
ASSEMBLY, No. 4250).
T/F: It is permissible to complete a certificate before the underlying
notarial act occurs. - ANSWER-FALSE!
The certificate must be completed when the notarial act occurs.
T/F: Notaries must maintain a journal that documents every notarial act
they take. - ANSWER-TRUE!
A notary public shall maintain a journal of all notarial acts performed (NJ
Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p.16).
A notary public may refuse to notarize a record if the notary public:
A) Does not personally know the person presenting the record for
notarization.
B) The person resides in a New Jersey County that is different from the
notary public's place of residence or business.
C) The person does not appear to be competent or have the capacity to
sign the record.
D) All of the Above - ANSWER-D) All of the Above
Explanation: A notary public may refuse to notarize a record if they do not
personally know the person presenting the record, if the person resides in
a different New Jersey County from the notary public's place of residence
or business, or if the person does not appear to be competent or have the
capacity to sign the record. Therefore, all of the options (A, B, and C) are
valid reasons for a notary public to refuse to notarize a record.
T/F: A person convicted of a crime in the second degree or above can
never be granted notary commission. - ANSWER-TRUE!
A person convicted of any crime in NJ or the United States can never be
granted notary commission.
T/F: A notary located in this state may perform a notary act using tamper-
evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears remotely. -
ANSWER-TRUE!
A notarial officer located in this State may perform a notarial act using a
tamper-evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears in
person or remotely before the notarial officer at the time of the act. (N.J.
Admin. Code § 17:50-1.16)
T/F: Personal knowledge is a satisfactory form of identification. A notary
has personal knowledge of a signer if a friend pointed an individual out to
a notary during a social gathering. - ANSWER-FALSE!
Personal knowledge alone is not a satisfactory form of identification for a
notary public. In order to properly identify a signer or witness, a notary
