New York State Notary Exam Questions And Answers 2025/2026

New York State Notary Exam Questions And Answers 2025/2026 Administrator - answer-A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will. Affiant - answer-The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an affidavit. Affidavit - answer-a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. The venue or county wherein it was sworn to should be accurately stated. [more.] Affirmation - answer-A solemn declaration made by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath; it is equivalent to an oath and is just as binding; if a person has religious or conscientious scruples against taking an oath, the notary public should have the person affirm. [more...] Apostile - answer-Department of State authentication attached to a notarized and county-certified document for possible international use. Attest - answer-To witness the execution of a written instrument, at the request of the person who makes it, and subscribe the same as a witness. Attestation Clause - answer-The clause (e.g., at the end of a will) wherein the witness certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of the execution of the same. Authentication (Notarial) - answer-A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of proof or acknowledgment or oath signed by a notary; this county clerk's certificate authenticates or verifies the authority of the notary public to act as such.