NY Notary Public Exam Prep 2023 with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Acknowledgment - Correct Answer A formal declaration before a duly authorized officer by a person who has executed an instrument that such execution is his act and deed.Administrator - Correct Answer A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will.Affiant - Correct Answer The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an Affidavit.Affidavit - Correct Answer A a signed statement, duly sworn by the maker thereof, before a Notary Public or other officer authorized to administer Oaths.Affirmation - Correct Answer A solemn declaration by persons who conscientiously decline taking an Oath.Apostille - Correct Answer Department of State authentication attached to a notarized and county-certified document for possible international use.Attest - Correct 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 - Correct Answer That clause (e.g., at the end of a will) wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of the execution of the same.Authentication (Notarial) - Correct Answer A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of proof, 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.(See 133 Executive Law) Bill of Sale - Correct Answer A written instrument given to pass title of personal property from vendor to vendee.Certified Copy - Correct Answer A copy of a public record signed and certified as a true copy by the public official having custody of the original.Chattel - Correct Answer Personal property, such as household goods or fixtures.Chattel Mortgage - Correct Answer A mortgage on personal property as opposed to a mortgage on real property. 1 / 2
Chattel Paper - Correct Answer A writing or writings which evidence both an obligation to pay money and security interest in a lease or specific goods. The agreement which creates or provides for the security interest is known as a security agreement.Codicil - Correct Answer A document made subsequent to (after) a last will and testament and modifying it in some respects. This is often used to correct sections of a will.Consideration - Correct Answer Anything of value given to induce entering into a contract; it may be money, personal services, or even love and affection.Constituents - Correct Answer Those for whom we provide notarial services. Our customers or clients.Contempt of Court - Correct Answer Behavior disrespectful of the authority of a court which disrupts the execution of court orders.Contract - Correct Answer An agreement between competent parties to do or not to do certain things for a legal consideration, whereby each party acquires a right to what the other possesses.Conveyance (Deed) - Correct Answer Every instrument, in writing, except a will, by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered.County Clerk's Certificate - Correct Answer A certificate subjoined by a county clerk to any certificate of proof, 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.(See 133 Executive Law) Deponent - Correct Answer One who makes Oath to a written statement. Technically, a person subscribing a deposition but used interchangeably with "Affiant." Deposition - Correct Answer The testimony of a witness taken out of court or other hearing proceeding, under Oath or Affirmation, before a Notary Public or other person, officer or commissioner before whom such testimony is authorized by law to be taken, which is intended to be used at the trial or hearing.Duress - Correct Answer Unlawful constraint exercised upon a person whereby he is forced to do some act against his will.Escrow - Correct Answer The placing of an instrument in the hands of a person as a depository who on the happening of a designated event, is to deliver the instrument to a third person. This agreement, once established, should be unalterable.Execute - Correct Answer To complete or sign. Making or completing a signature.
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