NYS Notary Exam Questions and Accurate Solutions

NYS Notary Exam Questions and Accurate Solutions A notary at the time of appointment must be either a NYS resident or have a place of business in New York State? ANSWER TRUE - a notary must also be a united states citizen at the time of appointment. however, the department of state, division of licensing services web site adds that notary may also be a permanent resident alien of the united states A NYS resident notary public who moves out of NYS but still maintains a place of business in NYS can continue to be a notary in NYS? ANSWER TRUE - how if a non resident notary ceases to have a place of business in NYS, then he vacates his office as a notary public. In certain situations, the Secretary of State is not required to satisfy himself of certain notary public requirements of an applicant, such as education? ANSWER TRUE- example, when applicant applies less than 6 months after his term of notary has expired, or upon the application of an attorney admitted to practice in NYS, and certain court clerks The Secretary of State can remove a notary without serving a copy of the charges against him? ANSWER FALSE - the secretary of state must serve the charges and give him an opportunity to be heard. No person shall be appointed a notary who has been convicted of any misdemeanor. ANSWER FALSE- a person cannot be appointed a notary if convicted of a felony No person shall be appointed a notary public if he has been convicted unlawful possession or distribution of habit forming narcotic drugs? ANSWER TRUE - also cannot be appointed a notary if convixted of vagrancy or prostitution (unless the person was pardoned or received a certificate of good conduct from a parole board).