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Series 17-70 New York State Independent Adjuster
License Practice Exam 2025 Latest Prep Test Bank
with 370 Questions and Correct Answers/NYS
Independent Adjuster Exam Prep Guide (new!)
Notaries public are commissioned by _____________ -
...ANSWER...✓✓ The Secretary of State
A/An _________ may be appointed a notary public without
an examination - ...ANSWER...✓✓ an *attorney* admitted
to practice in New York State (bonus point: also exempt
are officially appointed *Court Clerks* in the NY State
court system)
True/False:
Non-residents of New York state who have offices or
places of business in the state may also become notaries.
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
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*Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.) -
...ANSWER...✓✓ A *public officer who executes
acknowledgements of deeds or writings* in order to
render them available as evidence of the facts therein
contained; administers oaths and affirmation as to the
truth of statements contained in papers or documents
requiring the administration of an oath.
*Laches* - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The delay or negligence in
asserting one's legal rights.
The (1)_________ and (2)__________ of the notary must be
filed in the office of the county clerk of the county where
the notary is located, or has office or place of business -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
*Affiant* - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The person who makes and
subscribes their signature to an affidavit. (Hint: the term
'affiant' may be used interchangeably with the word
*deponent*... remember this.)
*Extra credit*, from NY State Law.
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Fill in the blank:
"Use of the office of notary in other than the ___________
procedure required is viewed as a serious offense." -
...ANSWER...✓✓ *"specific, step-by-step"*
True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself
or himself under certain circumstances (by a requesting
judge in a civil trial, or at the request of the Secretary of
State) - ...ANSWER...✓✓ False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to
themselves.
True/False:
A jurat is not the affidavit. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ True.
The jurat is the specific part of the document where the
notary public certifies that the document was sworn to
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before her or him in person. The key words here are:
*sworn* and *in person.*
*Guardian* - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A person in charge of a
minor's person or property.
Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the
__________ administration of oaths." - ...ANSWER...✓✓
*"slipshod"*
The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
"________________________?" - ...ANSWER...✓✓ "Do you
solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit
subscribed by you is correct and true?"
A/An ______________ may be used for persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
An *affirmation*
Series 17-70 New York State Independent Adjuster
License Practice Exam 2025 Latest Prep Test Bank
with 370 Questions and Correct Answers/NYS
Independent Adjuster Exam Prep Guide (new!)
Notaries public are commissioned by _____________ -
...ANSWER...✓✓ The Secretary of State
A/An _________ may be appointed a notary public without
an examination - ...ANSWER...✓✓ an *attorney* admitted
to practice in New York State (bonus point: also exempt
are officially appointed *Court Clerks* in the NY State
court system)
True/False:
Non-residents of New York state who have offices or
places of business in the state may also become notaries.
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
,2|Page
*Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.) -
...ANSWER...✓✓ A *public officer who executes
acknowledgements of deeds or writings* in order to
render them available as evidence of the facts therein
contained; administers oaths and affirmation as to the
truth of statements contained in papers or documents
requiring the administration of an oath.
*Laches* - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The delay or negligence in
asserting one's legal rights.
The (1)_________ and (2)__________ of the notary must be
filed in the office of the county clerk of the county where
the notary is located, or has office or place of business -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
*Affiant* - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The person who makes and
subscribes their signature to an affidavit. (Hint: the term
'affiant' may be used interchangeably with the word
*deponent*... remember this.)
*Extra credit*, from NY State Law.
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Fill in the blank:
"Use of the office of notary in other than the ___________
procedure required is viewed as a serious offense." -
...ANSWER...✓✓ *"specific, step-by-step"*
True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself
or himself under certain circumstances (by a requesting
judge in a civil trial, or at the request of the Secretary of
State) - ...ANSWER...✓✓ False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to
themselves.
True/False:
A jurat is not the affidavit. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ True.
The jurat is the specific part of the document where the
notary public certifies that the document was sworn to
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before her or him in person. The key words here are:
*sworn* and *in person.*
*Guardian* - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A person in charge of a
minor's person or property.
Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the
__________ administration of oaths." - ...ANSWER...✓✓
*"slipshod"*
The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
"________________________?" - ...ANSWER...✓✓ "Do you
solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit
subscribed by you is correct and true?"
A/An ______________ may be used for persons who
conscientiously decline taking an oath. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
An *affirmation*
