NYS Notary Practice Exam with 100% Correct Answers 2023
If a notary refuses to notarize an affidavit presented for NY notary mobile services, what is the potential maximum jail sentence? - Correct answer-1 year
Proof certificate - Correct answer-The notary certificate of a witness to the execution of a real estate conveyance
What are the requirements to become a notary public in NYS - Correct answer-at least 18 years of age, resident or qualified non-resident, no special education or common school level
if a notary moves to another state but still works in NYS he/she - Correct answer-still is a qualified non-resident resident
Errors a notary can make that will not make the foregoing instrument (document) get unrecorded - Correct answer-if the notary public was purporting to be a notary but was not licensed, if the commission was expired, if a NY notary notarizes in another state
If your neighbor that you know asks you to notarize an affidavit you must - Correct answer-administer an oath and fill out the jurat
Affidavit - Correct answer-a signed statement, duly sworn to, by the maker thereof, before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths
Jurat - Correct answer-Part of an affidavit where the notary public certifies that it was sworn to before him (sworn before me on ... day of ...)
What is the name of the location where the notary notarizes something - Correct answer-venue
a non-attorney notary may - Correct answer-administer an oath of office for a military officer
what is the county clerk fee for a certificate of official character - Correct answer-$1
which of the following acts can be performed by a notary public on a sunday - Correct answer-affidavit
Conveyance - Correct answer-every instrument in writing, except a will that transfers real estate interests; deed
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Deponent - Correct answer-one who makes oath to a written statement a person subscribing a deposition; used interchangeably with affiant
The notary fee for a protest of non-payment - Correct answer-.75 cents for the first one and .10 cents thereafter a limit of 5
Statement of authority - Correct answer-what a notary places below the notary signature
the appointment of a notary public is approved by - Correct answer-the secretary of state
The fee for changing your name for marriage purposes and updating the state - Correct answer-free if you are getting married
Who must be with a bank employee to witness the terminated lease opening of an abandoned safety deposit box - Correct answer-notary public
who can translate a deed into another language to be filed in a NY county clerk - Correct answer-translator with certificate of designation by the county judge
What can happen to a notary for doing something illegal or with malfeasance - Correct answer-can be summoned to a NYS tribunal hearing for license revocation, go to criminal court as a defendant, and sued for $ damages in civil court
What do the two witnesses to a will sign - Correct answer-attestation clauses
attestation clause - Correct answer-the clause wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of the execution the same
Chattel - Correct answer-personal property
who issues certificates involved in various notary public procedures - Correct answer- county clerk's offices, secretary of state's offices, and the notary public
Executor - Correct answer-the one named in the will to carry out the provisions of a will
Fee charged to a person for an affidavit at the county clerk's office - Correct answer-free during normal business hours
maximum sentence for class D felony - Correct answer-7 years
maximum sentence for class A misdemeanor - Correct answer-1 year
maximum sentence for a class E felony - Correct answer-4 years
Mandatory sentence for a class D felony conviction - Correct answer-3 years
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