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NJ Notary Public Licensing Exam
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NJ Notary Public Licensing Exam (2023/24T/F: When executing an electronic notarization, the notary public is not required to
attach or associate the notary certificate and stamp with the electronic notarization. -
ANSWER FALSE!
An electronic notarization involves the use of electronic signatures, digital
certificates, and electronic seals.
T/F: A notary must retain the notary's journal for 5 years after the last notarization
act. - ANSWER FALSE!
A notary must retain the notary's journal for 10 years after the last notarization act
OR transmit the journal to the Department of the Treasury or a repository approved
by the Treasurer.
T/F: The notary public may allow another person use the notary public's stamp at
any time. - ANSWER FALSE!
This would be a violation of professional duties.
T/F: A notary public is a person legally authorized to serve as an impartial witness. -
ANSWER TRUE!
A Notary Public is a public officer of the State of New Jersey who serves as an
impartial witness to the signing of documents and to the acknowledgement of
signatures on documents. (NJ Notary FAQ)
T/F: Notaries may not use electronic technology to notarize wills, codicils, and
testimony trusts. - ANSWER FALSE!
In 2021, the Assembly Judiciary Committee amended the bill to remove the
exclusion pertaining to wills and codicils, so that remote notarization through the use
of communication technology could be used for executing these records... as long as
the notarial act is performed in accordance with the bill's requirements for remote
notarization.
T/F: A person convicted of a crime in the second degree or above can never be
granted notary commission. - ANSWER TRUE!
A person convicted of any crime in NJ or the United States can never be granted
notary commission.
T/F: A notary located in this state may perform a notary act using tamper-evident
technology if the individual requesting the act appears remotely. - ANSWER TRUE!
A notarial officer located in this State may perform a notarial act using a tamper-
evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears in person or remotely
before the notarial officer at the time of the act. (N.J. Admin. Code § 17:50-1.16)
T/F: Personal knowledge is a satisfactory form of identification. A notary has
personal knowledge of a signer if a friend pointed an individual out to a notary during
a social gathering. - ANSWER FALSE!
Personal knowledge alone is not a satisfactory form of identification for a notary
public. In order to properly identify a signer or witness, a notary public typically relies
, on valid identification documents such as driver's licenses, passports, or other
government-issued identification. Notaries are bound by legal requirements to verify
the identity of signers and witnesses using reliable forms of identification to ensure
the integrity of the notarization process.
T/F: To complete a notarization, it is enough for a notary to place a stamp on the
record and sign it. - ANSWER FALSE!
There are several steps outside of stamping and signing that completes the
notarization.
1. Verify identity
2. Ensure person understands what is being notarized
3. Administer an oath or affirmation and record action in journal
4. Stamp and sign
5. Record notarization in journal
T/F: If the state treasurer denies an application for notary public, the applicant has no
right of appeal. - ANSWER FALSE!
Applicant has the right to appeal (N.J. Admin. Code § 17:50-1.7). The appeal could
involve submitting a written request for reconsideration, providing additional
documentation, or even pursuing a formal appeal process before a higher authority.
T/F: A public notary may maintain two journals simultaneously if all acts are properly
documented in the journals. - ANSWER FALSE!
A notary public shall maintain only one journal at a time to chronicle all notarial acts,
whether those notarial acts are performed regarding tangible or electronic records.
T/F: Within 10 months of the receipt of a commission, each notary shall take and
subscribe an oath before the clerk. - ANSWER FALSE!
Within 3 months of the receipt of a commission, each notary shall take and subscribe
an oath before the clerk.
T/F: The notary is not permitted to notarize wills and codicils through remote
sessions using communications technology. - ANSWER FALSE!
The Assembly Judiciary Committee amended the bill to remove the exclusion
pertaining to wills and codicils, so that remote notarization through the use of
communication technology could be used for executing these records. an audio-
visual recording of the performance of the notarial act (ASSEMBLY, No. 4250).
T/F: A notarial stamp is the property of the notary public and not of the notary's
employer, even if the employer paid for the stamp. - ANSWER TRUE!
A notarial stamp is the property of the notary public and not of the notary's employer,
even if the employer paid for the stamp.
T/F: All notarial acts must include the notary public's certificate and stamp. -
ANSWER TRUE!
All notarial acts shall be evidenced by a certificate and be stamped by the notary
public (NJ Notary Public Manual, Chapter 6, p. 11).
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