NJ NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADE A+) LATEST UPDATED

NJ NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADE A+)
LATEST UPDATED
T/F:fWhenfexecutingfanfelectronicfnotarization,fthefnotaryfpublicfisfnotfrequiredftofattachforfassociatefthefn
otaryfcertificatefandfstampfwithfthefelectronicfnotarization.f-fCORRECTfANSWER-FALSE!f

Anfelectronicfnotarizationfinvolvesfthefusefoffelectronicfsignatures,fdigitalfcertificates,fandfelectronicfseals.



T/F:fAfnotaryfmustfretainfthefnotary'sfjournalfforf5fyearsfafterftheflastfnotarizationfact.f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
FALSE!f

Afnotaryfmustfretainfthefnotary'sfjournalfforf10fyearsfafterftheflastfnotarizationfactfORftransmitfthefjournalft
ofthefDepartmentfoffthefTreasuryforfafrepositoryfapprovedfbyfthefTreasurer.



T/F:fThefnotaryfpublicfmayfallowfanotherfpersonfusefthefnotaryfpublic'sfstampfatfanyftime.f-
fCORRECTfANSWER-FALSE!



Thisfwouldfbefafviolationfoffprofessionalfduties.



T/F:fAfnotaryfpublicfisfafpersonflegallyfauthorizedftofservefasfanfimpartialfwitness.f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
TRUE!

AfNotaryfPublicfisfafpublicfofficerfoffthefStatefoffNewfJerseyfwhofservesfasfanfimpartialfwitnessftofthefsigning
foffdocumentsfandftofthefacknowledgementfoffsignaturesfonfdocuments.f(NJfNotaryfFAQ)




T/F:fNotariesfmayfnotfusefelectronicftechnologyftofnotarizefwills,fcodicils,fandftestimonyftrusts.f-
fCORRECTfANSWER-FALSE!f



Inf2021,fthefAssemblyfJudiciaryfCommitteefamendedfthefbillftofremovefthefexclusionfpertainingftofwillsfand
fcodicils,fsofthatfremotefnotarizationfthroughfthefusefoffcommunicationftechnologyfcouldfbefusedfforfexecu

tingfthesefrecords...fasflongfasfthefnotarialfactfisfperformedfinfaccordancefwithfthefbill'sfrequirementsfforfre
motefnotarization.

, T/F:fAfpersonfconvictedfoffafcrimefinfthefsecondfdegreeforfabovefcanfneverfbefgrantedfnotaryfcommission.f-
fCORRECTfANSWER-TRUE!f



AfpersonfconvictedfoffanyfcrimefinfNJforfthefUnitedfStatesfcanfneverfbefgrantedfnotaryfcommission.



T/F:fAfnotaryflocatedfinfthisfstatefmayfperformfafnotaryfactfusingftamper-
evidentftechnologyfiffthefindividualfrequestingfthefactfappearsfremotely.f-fCORRECTfANSWER-TRUE!f

AfnotarialfofficerflocatedfinfthisfStatefmayfperformfafnotarialfactfusingfaftamper-
evidentftechnologyfiffthefindividualfrequestingfthefactfappearsfinfpersonforfremotelyfbeforefthefnotarialfoffi
cerfatftheftimefoffthefact.f(N.J.fAdmin.fCodef§f17:50-1.16)



T/F:fPersonalfknowledgefisfafsatisfactoryfformfoffidentification.fAfnotaryfhasfpersonalfknowledgefoffafsigner
fiffaffriendfpointedfanfindividualfoutftofafnotaryfduringfafsocialfgathering.f-fCORRECTfANSWER-FALSE!f



Personalfknowledgefalonefisfnotfafsatisfactoryfformfoffidentificationfforfafnotaryfpublic.fInforderftofproperlyf
identifyfafsignerforfwitness,fafnotaryfpublicftypicallyfreliesfonfvalidfidentificationfdocumentsfsuchfasfdriver'sf
licenses,fpassports,forfotherfgovernment-
issuedfidentification.fNotariesfarefboundfbyflegalfrequirementsftofverifyfthefidentityfoffsignersfandfwitnesse
sfusingfreliablefformsfoffidentificationftofensurefthefintegrityfoffthefnotarizationfprocess.



T/F:fTofcompletefafnotarization,fitfisfenoughfforfafnotaryftofplacefafstampfonfthefrecordfandfsignfit.f-
fCORRECTfANSWER-FALSE!f



Therefarefseveralfstepsfoutsidefoffstampingfandfsigningfthatfcompletesfthefnotarization.



1.fVerifyfidentity

2.fEnsurefpersonfunderstandsfwhatfisfbeingfnotarized

3.fAdministerfanfoathforfaffirmationfandfrecordfactionfinfjournal

4.fStampfandfsign

5.fRecordfnotarizationfinfjournal



T/F:fIffthefstateftreasurerfdeniesfanfapplicationfforfnotaryfpublic,fthefapplicantfhasfnofrightfoffappeal.f-
fCORRECTfANSWER-FALSE!f



Applicantfhasfthefrightftofappealf(N.J.fAdmin.fCodef§f17:50-
1.7).fThefappealfcouldfinvolvefsubmittingfafwrittenfrequestfforfreconsideration,fprovidingfadditionalfdocum
entation,forfevenfpursuingfafformalfappealfprocessfbeforefafhigherfauthority.