NJ NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||
BRAND NEW!!
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: 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 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. - answer 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
3. Administer an oath or affirmation and record action in
journal
4. Stamp and sign
5. Record notarization in journal
T/F: If the state treasurer denies an application for notary
public, the applicant has no right of appeal. - answer
FALSE!
Applicant has the right to appeal (N.J. Admin. Code §
17:50-1.7). The appeal could involve submitting a written
request for reconsideration, providing additional
documentation, or even pursuing a formal appeal process
before a higher authority.
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||
BRAND NEW!!
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: 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 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. - answer 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
3. Administer an oath or affirmation and record action in
journal
4. Stamp and sign
5. Record notarization in journal
T/F: If the state treasurer denies an application for notary
public, the applicant has no right of appeal. - answer
FALSE!
Applicant has the right to appeal (N.J. Admin. Code §
17:50-1.7). The appeal could involve submitting a written
request for reconsideration, providing additional
documentation, or even pursuing a formal appeal process
before a higher authority.
