New York State Notary Exam
Comprehensive Study Guide Questions
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Administrator .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .person .appointed .by .the .court .to .manage .the .estate .of
.a .deceased .person .who .left .no .will.
Affiant .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .person .who .makes .and .subscribes .his .signature .to .an
.affidavit.
Affidavit .- .correct .answer. . . . .a .signed .statement, .duly .sworn .to, .by .the .maker .thereof,
.before .a .notary .public .or .other .officer .authorized .to .administer .oaths. .The .venue .or
.county .wherein .it .was .sworn .to .should .be .accurately .stated. .[more.]
Affirmation .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .solemn .declaration .made .by .persons .who
.conscientiously .decline .taking .an .oath; .it .is .equivalent .to .an .oath .and .is .just .as .binding; .if
.a .person .has .religious .or .conscientious .scruples .against .taking .an .oath, .the .notary .public
.should .have .the .person .affirm. .[more...]
Apostile .- .correct .answer. . . . .Department .of .State .authentication .attached .to .a .notarized
.and .county-certified .document .for .possible .international .use.
Attest .- .correct .answer. . . . .To .witness .the .execution .of .a .written .instrument, .at .the .request
.of .the .person .who .makes .it, .and .subscribe .the .same .as .a .witness.
Attestation .Clause .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .clause .(e.g., .at .the .end .of .a .will) .wherein .the
.witness .certify .that .the .instrument .has .been .executed .before .them, .and .the .manner .of .the
.execution .of .the .same.
,Authentication .(Notarial) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .certificate .subjoined .by .a .county .clerk .to
.any .certificate .of .proof .or .acknowledgment .or .oath .signed .by .a .notary; .this .county .clerk's
.certificate .authenticates .or .verifies .the .authority .of .the .notary .public .to .act .as .such.
Bill .of .Sale .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .written .instrument .given .to .pass .title .of .personal .property
.from .vendor .to .vendee.
Certified .Copy .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .copy .of .a .public .record .signed .and .certified .as .a .true
.copy .by .the .public .official .having .custody .of .the .original. .A .notary .public .has .no .authority
.to .issue .certified .copies. .Notaries .must .not .certify .to .the .authenticity .of .legal .documents
.and .other .papers .required .to .be .filed .with .foreign .consular .officers. .Within .this .prohibition
.are .certificated .of .the .following .type: .United .States .of .America, .State .of .New .York,
.County .of .New .York: .[more...]
Chattel .- .correct .answer. . . . .Personal .property, .such .as .household .goods .or .fixtures.
Chattel .Paper .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .writing .or .writings .which .evidence .both .an .obligation
.to .pay .money .and .a .security .interest .in .a .lease .or .specific .goods. .The .agreement .which
.creates .or .provides .for .the .security .interest .is .known .as .a .security .agreement.
Codicil .- .correct .answer. . . . .An .instrument .made .subsequent .to .a .will .and .modifying .it .in
.some .respect.
Consideration .- .correct .answer. . . . .Anything .of .value .given .to .induce .entering .into .a
.contract; .it .may .be .money, .personal .services, .or .even .love .and .affection.
Contempt .of .Court .- .correct .answer. . . . .Behavior .disrespectful .of .the .authority .of .a .court
.which .disrupts .the .execution .of .court .orders.
Contract .- .correct .answer. . . . .An .agreement .between .competent .parties .to .do .or .not .to .do
.certain .things .for .a .legal .consideration, .whereby .each .party .acquires .a .right .to .what .the
.other .possess.
Conveyance .(Deed) .- .correct .answer. . . . .Every .instrument, .in .writing, .except .a .will, .by
.which .any .estate .or .interest .in .real .property .is .created, .transferred, .assigned .or
.surrendered.
County .Clerk's .Certificate .- .correct .answer. . . . .See ."Authentication .(Notarial)."
Deponent .- .correct .answer. . . . .One .who .makes .oath .to .a .written .statement. .Technically, .a
.person .subscribing .a .deposition .but .used .interchangeably .with ."Affiant."
Deposition .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .testimony .of .a .witness .taken .out .of .court .or .other
.hearing .proceeding, .under .oath .or .by .affirmation, .before .a .notary .public .or .other .person,
,.officer .or .commissioner .before .whom .such .testimony .is .authorized .by .law .to .be .taken,
.which .is .intended .to .be .used .at .the .trial .or .hearing.
Duress .- .correct .answer. . . . .Unlawful .constraint .exercised .upon .a .person .whereby .he .is
.forced .to .do .some .act .against .his .will.
Escrow .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .placing .of .an .instrument .in .the .hands .of .a .person .as .a
.depository .who .on .the .happing .of .a .designated .event, .is .to .deliver .the .instrument .to .a
.third .person. .This .agreement, .once .established, .should .be .unalterable.
Executor .- .correct .answer. . . . .One .named .in .a .will .to .carry .out .the .provisions .of .the .will.
Ex .Parte .(From .One .Side .Only) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .hearing .or .examination .in .the
.presence .of, .or .on .papers .filed .by, .one .party .and .in .the .absence .of .the .other.
Felony .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .crime .punishable .by .death .or .imprisonment .in .a .state .prison.
Guardian .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .person .in .charge .of .a .minor's .person .or .property.
Judgment .- .correct .answer. . . . .Decree .of .a .court .declaring .that .one .individual .is .indebted
.to .another .and .fixing .the .amount .of .such .indebtness.
Jurat .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .jurat .is .that .part .of .an .affidavit .where .the .officer .(notary .public)
.certifies .that .it .was .sworn .to .before .him. .It .is .not .the .affidavit. .The .following .is .the .form .of
.jurat .gerally .employed: ."Sworn .to .before .me .this ........ .Day .of ........, .20......" .Those .words
.placed .directly .after .the .signature .in .the .affidavit .stating .that .the .facts .therein .contained
.were .sworn .to .or .affirmed .before .the .officer .(notary .public) .together .with .his .official
.signature .and .such .other .data .as .required .by .137 .of .the .Executive .Law.
Laches .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .delay .or .negligence .in .asserting .one's .legal .right.
Lease .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .contract .whereby, .for .a .consideration, .usually .termed .rent,
.one .who .is .entitled .to .the .possession .of .real .property .transfers .such .right .to .another .for
.life, .for .a .term .of .years .or .at .will.
Lien .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .legal .right .or .claim .upon .a .specific .property .which .attaches .to
.the .property .until .a .debt .is .satisfied.
Litigation .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .act .of .carrying .on .a .lawsuit.
Misdemeanor .- .correct .answer. . . . .Any .crime .other .than .a .felony
Mortgage .On .Real .Property .- .correct .answer. . . . .An .instrument .in .writing, .duly .executed
.and .delivered .that .creates .a .lien .upon .real .estate .as .security .for .the .payment .of .a
.specified .debt, .which .is .usually .in .the .form .of .a .bond.
, Notary .Public .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .public .officer .who .executes .acknowledgments .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. .The .notary's .general
.authority .is .defined .in .€135 .of .the .Executive .Law; .the .notary .has .certain .other .powers
.which .can .be .found .in .the .various .provisions .of .law .set .forth .earlier .in .this .publication.
Oath .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .verbal .pledge .given .by .the .person .taking .it .that .his .statements
.are .made .under .an .immediate .sense .of .this .responsibility .to .God, .who .will .punish .the
.affiant .if .the .statements .are .false. .Notaries .public .must .administer .oaths .and .affirmations
.in .manner .and .form .as .prescribed .by .the .Civil .Practice .Law .and .Rules, .namely: .[...] .For
.an .oath .or .affirmation .to .be .valid, .whatever .form .is .adopted, .it .is .necessary .that: .first, .the
.person .swearing .or .affirming .must .personally .be .in .the .presence .of .the .notary .public;
.secondly, .that .the .person .unequivocally .swears .or .affirms .that .what .he .states .is .true;
.thirdly, .that .he .swears .or .affirms .as .of .that .time; .and, .lastly, .that .the .person
.conscientiously .takes .upon .himself .the .obligation .of .an .oath.
Plaintiff .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .person .who .starts .a .suit .or .brings .an .action .against .another.
Power .of .Attorney .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .written .statement .by .an .individual .giving .another
.person .the .power .to .act .for .him.
Proof .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .formal .declaration .made .by .a .subscribing .witness .to .the
.execution .of .an .instrument .setting .forth .his .place .or .residence, .that .he .knew .the .person
.described .in .and .who .executed .the .instrument .and .that .he .saw .such .person .execute
.such .instrument.
Protest .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .formal .statement .in .writing .by .a .notary .public, .under .seal,
.that .a .certain .bill .of .exchange .or .promissory .note .was .on .a .certain .day .presented .for
.payment, .or .acceptance, .and .that .such .payment .or .acceptance .was .refused.
Seal .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .laws .of .the .State .of .New .York .do .not .require .the .use .of .this
.by .notaries .public. .If .it .is .used, .it .should .sufficiently .identify .the .notary .public, .his .authority
.and .jurisdiction. .It .is .the .opinion .of .the .Department .of .State .that .the .only .inscription
.required .is .the .name .of .the .notary .and .the .words ."Notary .Public .for .the .State .of .New
.York."
Signature .of .Notary .Public .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .notary .public .must .sign .the .name .under
.which .he .was .appointed .and .no .other. .In .addition .to .his .signature .and .venue, .the .notary
.public .shall .print, .typewrite .or .stamp .beneath .his .signature .in .black .in, .his .hame, .the
.words ."Notary .Public .State .of .New .York," .the .name .of .the .county .in .which .he .is .qualified,
.and .the .date .upon .which .his .commission .expires .(€137, .Executive .Law). .When .a .woman
.notary .marries .during .the .term .of .the .office .for .which .she .was .appointed, .she .may
.continue .to .use .her .maiden .name .as .notary .public .. .However, .is .she .elects .to .use .her
.marriage .name, .then .for .the .balance .of .her .term .as .a .notary .public .she .must .continue .to
.use .her .maiden .name .in .her .signature .and .seal .when .acting .in .her .notarial .capacity,