NJ NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM PRACTICE
QS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-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: A person convicted of a crime in the second degree or above can never be granted notary
commission. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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 public typically relies on valid identification
documents such as driver's licenses, passports, or other government-issued identification.
Notaries are bound by legal requirements to verify the identity of signers and witnesses using
reliable forms of identification to ensure the integrity of the notarization process.
T/F: To complete a notarization, it is enough for a notary to place a stamp on the record and sign
it. - CORRECT ANSWERS-FALSE!
There are several steps outside of stamping and signing that completes the notarization.
1. Verify identity
2. Ensure person understands what is being notarized
QS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ FOR 2026-2027 ASSURED
EXCEL!!
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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-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: A person convicted of a crime in the second degree or above can never be granted notary
commission. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-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 public typically relies on valid identification
documents such as driver's licenses, passports, or other government-issued identification.
Notaries are bound by legal requirements to verify the identity of signers and witnesses using
reliable forms of identification to ensure the integrity of the notarization process.
T/F: To complete a notarization, it is enough for a notary to place a stamp on the record and sign
it. - CORRECT ANSWERS-FALSE!
There are several steps outside of stamping and signing that completes the notarization.
1. Verify identity
2. Ensure person understands what is being notarized
