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NYS NOTARY EXAM VERSION 1 AND 2 NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 2 00 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
NYS NOTARY EXAM VERSION 1
A public officer cannot charge a fee, except where a fee or other compensation is expressly allowed by law. - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE- also a public officer cannot charge more for the service than is allowed by law
A public officer cannot receive a fee in advance of rending the service? - CORRECT ANSWER -FALSE- a public officer can receive a fee in advance if the law allows. also, cannot charge a fee unless the service was actually rendered by him
An officer who violates the fee provisions is liable for treble damages to the person aggrieved - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE- also is liable for punishment prescribed by law for the criminal offense and removal from office
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The maximum term of an indeterminate sentence shall be at least ____ years. - CORRECT ANSWER -3 years, the term is fixed by the judge
For a class ___ felony, the term shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed 7 years - CORRECT ANSWER -D
A sentence of imprisonment for a class "a" misdemeanor shall be a ___ sentence - CORRECT ANSWER -maximum of one year of a misdemeanor
A person is guilty of forgery in the __ degree when he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument - CORRECT ANSWER-Second degree
Forgery in the second degree is a class ___ felony - CORRECT
ANSWER-D
Issuing a false certificate is a class ___ felony - CORRECT
ANSWER-E
Official misconduct includes willfully committing an act relating to one's office constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions - CORRECT ANSWER -TRUE- also 2 / 4
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includes refraining from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office
An officer before whom an oath or affidavit may be taken is bound to administer the same when required. - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE- refusal to do so is a misdemeanor
A person is guilty of perjury if under oath or ___ he has given false testimony - CORRECT ANSWER -AFFIRMATION- the testimony must have been given on a material matter
An ___ is formal declaration before an authorized officer by a person who has executed an instrument that such execution is his act and deed. - CORRECT ANSWER -acknowledgement- the officer must know that the person making it is the person described and who executed the instrument
It is not essential that the person who executed the instrument sign his name in the presence of the notary. - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE- however, taking acknowledgements over the phone is illegal
A notary who takes an acknowledgment over the telephone is guilty of a _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -misdemeanor
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Unless the person who makes the acknowledgment appears in front of the notary, the notary's certificate that he so came is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -Fraudulent
Making a false certificate is forgery in the _____ degree - CORRECT ANSWER -Second
A notary public (should/should not) take an acknowledgement to a legal instrument to which the notary is a party in interest. - CORRECT ANSWER -should not
An (administrator/affiant) is a person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will. - CORRECT ANSWER -administrator
a (statute/affidavit) is a signed statement, duly sworn, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. - CORRECT ANSWER -affidavit
An (attestation/apostile) is a department of state authentication attached to a notarized and county certified document for international use - CORRECT ANSWER -Apostile
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