NYS NOTARY 2024 UPDATE COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS APPROVED EXAM GRADE
A+
1) Which of the following is in the requirements to become a Notary Public in New
York?
A) Be at least 18 years old.
B) No special education or common school level
C) Be a resident and or a qualified non-resident resident
D) All the above.
D) All the above.
2) If a Notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she:
A) Will pay an additional $15 out of state fee
B) No longer is qualified
C) Must get NY driver's license
D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident".
D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident".
3) If a Notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary Mobile
services. What is the potential maximum jail sentence?
A. One month.
B. Three months
C. Six months.
D. One Year
D. One Year
4) The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate conveyance
is called a:
A. Qualified resident.
B. Official Character
C. Proof certificate
D. None of the above
C. Proof certificate
5) Which of the following are errors a notary can make that will not make the
foregoing instrument get unrecorded?
A) If the Notary Public was purporting to be a notary but was not licensed.
B) If the Notary Public commission was expired.
C) If a New York Notary notarizes in another state.
D) All the above.
D) All the above.
6) If your neighbor you know asks you to notarize an affidavit you must?
A) Administer an Oath of office.
B) Administer an Oath & fill out the Jurat.
C) Require a government issued, photo identification.
D) Do a Protest for Non Payment certificate.
,B) Administer an Oath & fill out the Jurat.
7) What is the name of the location where the Notary notarizes something?
A) Protest for non-payment
B) Venue.
C) Affidavit
D) Mobile Notary
B) Venue.
8) Which of the following activities may a non-attorney Notary perform?
A) Explain to people what they are signing.
B) Make a certified original certificate on a government document photocopy.
C) Contracts of marriage within NY State borders.
D) Administer an oath of office for a military officer.
D) Administer an oath of office for a military officer.
9) What is the County Clerk fee for a certificate of Official Character?
A) $200
B) $5.00
C) $11.00
D) No charge because it's a free service to the general public.
B) $5.00
10) Which of the following acts can be performed by a Notary Public on Sunday?
A) Certified original certificate of government doc photocopy.
B) Affidavit
C) Someone's signature to their own will by non-attorney notary.
D) A contract of marriage
B) Affidavit
11) What is every instrument in writing, except a will that transfers real estate
interests?
A) Conveyance
B) Escrow
C) Vendor receipt
D) Duress
A) Conveyance
12) Latin name for the words, "Sworn to before me this _______ day of ______".
A) Pro Se
B) The Oath.
C) The Affirmation.
D) Jurat
D) Jurat
13) What is a New York State Notary Public conflict of interest?
A) Knowing the affiant personally.
B) When you like somebody.
C) When the document is from your company.
D) Legal Consideration
D) Legal Consideration
14) A deponent is?
A) One named in a will to carry out the provisions.
, B) The testimony of a witness taken out of court under oath/affirmation.
C) An agreement.
D) Someone ordered to a hearing out of court called a deposition.
D) Someone ordered to a hearing out of court called a deposition.
15) What is the notary fee for a protest of non-payment?
A) .75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter limit of 5
B) $25 for unlimited within 24 hrs.
C) $5 for the original and .50 cents per copy.
D) $10 with a limit of 7.
A) .75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter limit of 5
16) What is the name of what a Notary places below the Notary signature?
A) Seal
B) Stamp
C) Statement of Authority
D) Certification
C) Statement of Authority
17) Who approves the appointment of a Notary Public?
A) The name appointed under and no other.
B) County Clerk
C) Secretary of State
D) Town judge where the Notary resides
C) Secretary of State
18) What is the fee for changing name for marriage purposes and updating the
State?
A) The maiden name change fee $10
B) Free for anyone changing names for marriage purposes.
C) $5 to update the database.
D) $12 one-time fee
B) Free for anyone changing names for marriage purposes.
19) Who must be with a bank employee to witness the terminated lease opening
of a an abandoned safety deposit box?
A) A police officer or Sheriff.
B) A bank officer or employee of the lessor.
C) The lessee.
D) A Notary Public
D) A Notary Public
20) Who can translate a deed into another language to be filed in a NY County
Clerk?
A) Translator with certificate of designation by the county judge.
B) Translation certified expert by Translators Society of USA.
C) Affidavit service magistrate.
D) All the above.
A) Translator with certificate of designation by the county judge.
21) What can happen to a notary for doing something illegal or with malfeasance?
A) Can be summoned to a NYS tribunal hearing for license revocation.
B) Can go to criminal court as a defendant.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS APPROVED EXAM GRADE
A+
1) Which of the following is in the requirements to become a Notary Public in New
York?
A) Be at least 18 years old.
B) No special education or common school level
C) Be a resident and or a qualified non-resident resident
D) All the above.
D) All the above.
2) If a Notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she:
A) Will pay an additional $15 out of state fee
B) No longer is qualified
C) Must get NY driver's license
D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident".
D) Still is a qualified non-resident-resident".
3) If a Notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary Mobile
services. What is the potential maximum jail sentence?
A. One month.
B. Three months
C. Six months.
D. One Year
D. One Year
4) The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate conveyance
is called a:
A. Qualified resident.
B. Official Character
C. Proof certificate
D. None of the above
C. Proof certificate
5) Which of the following are errors a notary can make that will not make the
foregoing instrument get unrecorded?
A) If the Notary Public was purporting to be a notary but was not licensed.
B) If the Notary Public commission was expired.
C) If a New York Notary notarizes in another state.
D) All the above.
D) All the above.
6) If your neighbor you know asks you to notarize an affidavit you must?
A) Administer an Oath of office.
B) Administer an Oath & fill out the Jurat.
C) Require a government issued, photo identification.
D) Do a Protest for Non Payment certificate.
,B) Administer an Oath & fill out the Jurat.
7) What is the name of the location where the Notary notarizes something?
A) Protest for non-payment
B) Venue.
C) Affidavit
D) Mobile Notary
B) Venue.
8) Which of the following activities may a non-attorney Notary perform?
A) Explain to people what they are signing.
B) Make a certified original certificate on a government document photocopy.
C) Contracts of marriage within NY State borders.
D) Administer an oath of office for a military officer.
D) Administer an oath of office for a military officer.
9) What is the County Clerk fee for a certificate of Official Character?
A) $200
B) $5.00
C) $11.00
D) No charge because it's a free service to the general public.
B) $5.00
10) Which of the following acts can be performed by a Notary Public on Sunday?
A) Certified original certificate of government doc photocopy.
B) Affidavit
C) Someone's signature to their own will by non-attorney notary.
D) A contract of marriage
B) Affidavit
11) What is every instrument in writing, except a will that transfers real estate
interests?
A) Conveyance
B) Escrow
C) Vendor receipt
D) Duress
A) Conveyance
12) Latin name for the words, "Sworn to before me this _______ day of ______".
A) Pro Se
B) The Oath.
C) The Affirmation.
D) Jurat
D) Jurat
13) What is a New York State Notary Public conflict of interest?
A) Knowing the affiant personally.
B) When you like somebody.
C) When the document is from your company.
D) Legal Consideration
D) Legal Consideration
14) A deponent is?
A) One named in a will to carry out the provisions.
, B) The testimony of a witness taken out of court under oath/affirmation.
C) An agreement.
D) Someone ordered to a hearing out of court called a deposition.
D) Someone ordered to a hearing out of court called a deposition.
15) What is the notary fee for a protest of non-payment?
A) .75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter limit of 5
B) $25 for unlimited within 24 hrs.
C) $5 for the original and .50 cents per copy.
D) $10 with a limit of 7.
A) .75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter limit of 5
16) What is the name of what a Notary places below the Notary signature?
A) Seal
B) Stamp
C) Statement of Authority
D) Certification
C) Statement of Authority
17) Who approves the appointment of a Notary Public?
A) The name appointed under and no other.
B) County Clerk
C) Secretary of State
D) Town judge where the Notary resides
C) Secretary of State
18) What is the fee for changing name for marriage purposes and updating the
State?
A) The maiden name change fee $10
B) Free for anyone changing names for marriage purposes.
C) $5 to update the database.
D) $12 one-time fee
B) Free for anyone changing names for marriage purposes.
19) Who must be with a bank employee to witness the terminated lease opening
of a an abandoned safety deposit box?
A) A police officer or Sheriff.
B) A bank officer or employee of the lessor.
C) The lessee.
D) A Notary Public
D) A Notary Public
20) Who can translate a deed into another language to be filed in a NY County
Clerk?
A) Translator with certificate of designation by the county judge.
B) Translation certified expert by Translators Society of USA.
C) Affidavit service magistrate.
D) All the above.
A) Translator with certificate of designation by the county judge.
21) What can happen to a notary for doing something illegal or with malfeasance?
A) Can be summoned to a NYS tribunal hearing for license revocation.
B) Can go to criminal court as a defendant.
