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New York State Notary Public License Exam
1. Notaries public are commissioned by : The Secretary of State
2. A/An may be appointed a notary public without an examination-
: an *attorney* admitted to practice in New York State (bonus point: also exempt are officially
appointed *Court Clerks* in the NY State court system)
3. True/False:
Non-residents of NewYork state who have offices or places of business in the state may also
become notaries.: True.
An office or place of business is sufficient.
4. *Notary Public*
(The full definition, as laid out in NY state law.): A *public officer who executes
acknowledgements of deeds or writings* in order to render them available as evidence of the
facts therein contained; administers oaths and affirmation as to the truth of statements
contained in papers or documents requiring the administration of an oath.
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5. *Laches*: The delay or negligence in asserting one's legal rights.
6. The (1) and (2) of the notary must be filed in the office of the
county clerk of the county where the notary is located, or has office or place of business:
1) *oath of office*, 2) *signature*
7. *Affiant*: The person who makes and subscribes their signature to an affidavit. (Hint: the
term 'affiant' may be used interchangeably with the word *deponent*... remember this.)
8. *Extra credit*, from NY State Law. Fill
in the blank:
"Use of the office of notary in other than the procedure required is
viewed as a serious offense.": *"specific, step-by-step"*
9. True/False:
A notary public is allowed to administer an oath to herself or himself under certain
circumstances (by a requesting judge in a civil trial, or at the request of the Secretary of
State): False.
A notary public can never administer an oath to themselves.
10. True/False:
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A jurat is not the affidavit.: True.
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The jurat is the specific part of the document where the notary public certifies that the document
was sworn to before her or him in person. The key words here are:
*sworn* and *in person.*
11. *Guardian*: A person in charge of a minor's person or property.
12. Bonus:
(From NYS Notary License Law)
"Equally unacceptable to the Secretary of State is the administra-
tion of oaths.": *"slipshod"*
13. The simplest form in which an oath may be administered:
" ?": "Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this
affidavit subscribed by you is correct and true?"
14. A/An may be used for persons who conscientiously de- cline
taking an oath.: An *affirmation*
15. *Escrow*: 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. (Often an
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