15 Free New York Notary Practice Questions

Question 1

Maria lives in New Jersey and is not an attorney. She works at her company's office in Manhattan. May she be appointed a New York notary public?

Question 2

A notary moves to a new apartment in Queens. How soon must she notify the Secretary of State of her new address?

Question 3

A couple asks a New York notary public to perform their wedding ceremony. What should the notary do?

Question 4

A notary who is not an attorney is designing Spanish-language business cards to advertise her notary services. Which of the following would violate New York's notary advertising rules?

Question 5

Lena is a notary public and the vice president of Riverside Corp. She signs a lease on behalf of Riverside Corp as its vice president. May Lena take the acknowledgment of her own signature on the lease?

Question 6

A woman the notary does not know wants to acknowledge a deed. Her only identification is a driver's license with her photograph, physical description and signature, but it expired last month. No credible witnesses are available. What should the notary do?

Question 7

Tom signed a deed at home last night. Today he brings it to a notary and asks the notary to take his acknowledgment. Which statement is correct?

Question 8

Without saying a word, Jordan hands a notary an affidavit he has already signed. The notary completes the jurat and hands it back. Under Bookman v. City of New York, which statement is correct?

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT required to appear beneath a New York notary's signature?

Question 10

A married couple and their adult daughter all sign one deed, and each of them acknowledges it before a notary. What is the most the notary may charge for taking and certifying the acknowledgments?

Question 11

A notary who performs only traditional, in-person notarizations asks how long she must keep her records of notarial acts. What is the correct answer?

Question 12

A New York notary who is registered as an electronic notary is on vacation in Florida. A client located in Buffalo asks her to perform an electronic notarization over live video. Which statement is correct?

Question 13

A notary knowingly signs a certificate stating that a seller acknowledged a deed, even though the seller never appeared. This is forgery in the second degree. How is that crime classified and punished?

Question 14

Years after signing her will, Rosa signs a new instrument that changes one gift in the will but leaves the rest of it in place. What is this new instrument called?

Question 15

A seller signs a deed and places it with a depository, with instructions to deliver it to the buyer only after the buyer's loan closes. What is this arrangement called?