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NOTARY PUBLIC LICENSE 2 EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
True/False:
A lost, stolen, or damaged card can be replaced. It must bear the word
"UNOFFICIAL COPY" across the face of it.
False. Cards can be replaced for a $10 fee, but it will have the word DUPLICATE
across the face of it.
PS: Don't think you won't get tricky questions like this on the exam. And btw,
a duplicate is a lot better than an unofficial copy...
Do your best and define "Taking an Acknowledgement" in notary public terms...
(This is the full definition as given in NY State law)
The act of the person named in an instrument telling the notary public that she or he
is the person named in the instrument and acknowledging that she or he executed
such instrument. (Also includes the act of the notary public in obtaining satisfactory
evidence of the identity of the person whose acknowledgement is taken.)
The notary public "certifies to the taking of an acknowledgement" when the
notary signs her or his official signature to the form setting forth the fact of the
taking of the acknowledgement.
True/False:
The privileges and rights of a notary public are personal and cannot be delegated to
anyone except a direct supervisor.
False.
It cannot be delegated to anyone.
[In American English] what is the plural form of notary public?
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notaries public
(Similar to 'attorneys general', 'surgeons general', etc. Compound noun plural
possessive...)
Lien
A legal right or claim upon a specific property which attaches to the property until a
debt is satisfied.
In what specific case is a notary public always disqualified in notarizing any
document?
If they have an interest in the case. (They are a party to any money, property, or
mortgage involved, or are a trustee.) If the notary public is financially or beneficially
interested in the conveyance or instrument, that document becomes a 'nullity' with
no legal effect.
Executor
One named in a will to cary out the provisions of the will.
In New York State, what is an official title similar to that of a Notary Public (often
obtained by legal staff)?
Commissioner of Deeds
Consideration
Anything of value given to induce entering into a contract. It may be money,
personal services, or even love and affection. (Yes, that means sex as well.)
Quiz:
Two New York county notaries live in Tribeca, and work together in the same office
in Harlem. One notary moves to an apartment in Hoboken, and the other to an
apartment in Long Island City. They still work in the same office together, but which
one gets to keep their New York county license?
The notary who moved to Hoboken.
As per state law, a notary must be registered in the New York county of their
personal residence. The only exception is when a notary moves outside NY state...
in this case they can keep a notary license in the New York county where their office
is located.
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Hoboken is in New Jersey, so this notary gets to keep their notary license registered
in New York county where they have their place of business.
Long Island City is in Queens, so this notary has to register with the Queens county
clerk from now on, even if their place of business is still in Manhattan. It doesn't
matter anymore. Once you live in a different NY county, that is where you must
register your notary license.
True/False:
The official signature of a county clerk on a certificate of authentication of a notary
public may be a facsimile (printed or stamped, photographed etc).
True.
(This applies to the county clerk herself/himself, not notaries public.)
Power of Attorney
A written statement by an individual giving another person the power to act for her
or him.
True/False:
As a New York state notary, your signature can now be verified/authenticated in any
county within the State.
False.
Your official signature is kept on file in the county in which you live and first
registered in. If you want to have a signature kept on file in other counties, you have
to file an 'Official Character Card' in those counties as well.
True/False:
A notary public can notarize documents of other countries and nations.
True.
Deposition
(The full legal definition, according to the Dept. of State)
The testimony of a witness taken out of court or other hearing proceeding, under
oath or by affirmation, before a notary public or other person, officer or
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commissioner before whom such testimony is authorized by law to be taken, which
is intended to be used at the trial or hearing.
1) What is the document called that certifies the commission of a notary public in
another county? 2) How much does a county clerk charge to receive and file such a
card in their records?
1) Certificate of Official Character. 2) $10 filing fee. (Remember this specific dollar
amount for the exam. Actually... study carefully and remember all the fees listed in
the Notary License law PDF file from the Dept. of State)
Quiz:
As a notary, you are qualified in New York County. When writing out your check
to pay for your notary renewal, you will make the check payable to:
a) New York County Department of State
b) New York County Clerk
c) New York Department of State
d) New York State Division of Licensing
e) It is not possible to be qualified in New York County
b) The New York County Clerk
Fill in the blank:
"An instrument with such certificate of authentication of the county clerk affixed
thereto shall be entitled to ___________"
(Hint: this is why a notarized document is valuable)
to be read in evidence (in a court, etc)
True/False:
A person once removed from office as a notary public can be reapply only after a
period of seven years and a new exam and application.
NOTARY PUBLIC LICENSE 2 EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
True/False:
A lost, stolen, or damaged card can be replaced. It must bear the word
"UNOFFICIAL COPY" across the face of it.
False. Cards can be replaced for a $10 fee, but it will have the word DUPLICATE
across the face of it.
PS: Don't think you won't get tricky questions like this on the exam. And btw,
a duplicate is a lot better than an unofficial copy...
Do your best and define "Taking an Acknowledgement" in notary public terms...
(This is the full definition as given in NY State law)
The act of the person named in an instrument telling the notary public that she or he
is the person named in the instrument and acknowledging that she or he executed
such instrument. (Also includes the act of the notary public in obtaining satisfactory
evidence of the identity of the person whose acknowledgement is taken.)
The notary public "certifies to the taking of an acknowledgement" when the
notary signs her or his official signature to the form setting forth the fact of the
taking of the acknowledgement.
True/False:
The privileges and rights of a notary public are personal and cannot be delegated to
anyone except a direct supervisor.
False.
It cannot be delegated to anyone.
[In American English] what is the plural form of notary public?
__________________________
, 2
notaries public
(Similar to 'attorneys general', 'surgeons general', etc. Compound noun plural
possessive...)
Lien
A legal right or claim upon a specific property which attaches to the property until a
debt is satisfied.
In what specific case is a notary public always disqualified in notarizing any
document?
If they have an interest in the case. (They are a party to any money, property, or
mortgage involved, or are a trustee.) If the notary public is financially or beneficially
interested in the conveyance or instrument, that document becomes a 'nullity' with
no legal effect.
Executor
One named in a will to cary out the provisions of the will.
In New York State, what is an official title similar to that of a Notary Public (often
obtained by legal staff)?
Commissioner of Deeds
Consideration
Anything of value given to induce entering into a contract. It may be money,
personal services, or even love and affection. (Yes, that means sex as well.)
Quiz:
Two New York county notaries live in Tribeca, and work together in the same office
in Harlem. One notary moves to an apartment in Hoboken, and the other to an
apartment in Long Island City. They still work in the same office together, but which
one gets to keep their New York county license?
The notary who moved to Hoboken.
As per state law, a notary must be registered in the New York county of their
personal residence. The only exception is when a notary moves outside NY state...
in this case they can keep a notary license in the New York county where their office
is located.
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Hoboken is in New Jersey, so this notary gets to keep their notary license registered
in New York county where they have their place of business.
Long Island City is in Queens, so this notary has to register with the Queens county
clerk from now on, even if their place of business is still in Manhattan. It doesn't
matter anymore. Once you live in a different NY county, that is where you must
register your notary license.
True/False:
The official signature of a county clerk on a certificate of authentication of a notary
public may be a facsimile (printed or stamped, photographed etc).
True.
(This applies to the county clerk herself/himself, not notaries public.)
Power of Attorney
A written statement by an individual giving another person the power to act for her
or him.
True/False:
As a New York state notary, your signature can now be verified/authenticated in any
county within the State.
False.
Your official signature is kept on file in the county in which you live and first
registered in. If you want to have a signature kept on file in other counties, you have
to file an 'Official Character Card' in those counties as well.
True/False:
A notary public can notarize documents of other countries and nations.
True.
Deposition
(The full legal definition, according to the Dept. of State)
The testimony of a witness taken out of court or other hearing proceeding, under
oath or by affirmation, before a notary public or other person, officer or
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commissioner before whom such testimony is authorized by law to be taken, which
is intended to be used at the trial or hearing.
1) What is the document called that certifies the commission of a notary public in
another county? 2) How much does a county clerk charge to receive and file such a
card in their records?
1) Certificate of Official Character. 2) $10 filing fee. (Remember this specific dollar
amount for the exam. Actually... study carefully and remember all the fees listed in
the Notary License law PDF file from the Dept. of State)
Quiz:
As a notary, you are qualified in New York County. When writing out your check
to pay for your notary renewal, you will make the check payable to:
a) New York County Department of State
b) New York County Clerk
c) New York Department of State
d) New York State Division of Licensing
e) It is not possible to be qualified in New York County
b) The New York County Clerk
Fill in the blank:
"An instrument with such certificate of authentication of the county clerk affixed
thereto shall be entitled to ___________"
(Hint: this is why a notarized document is valuable)
to be read in evidence (in a court, etc)
True/False:
A person once removed from office as a notary public can be reapply only after a
period of seven years and a new exam and application.
