Powers and Duties Flashcards
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A New York notary public who receives a request to notarize a document in an unknown foreign language should:
Answer: Notarize the document as long as the signer's acknowledgment or oath is properly obtained
A notary may notarize a foreign language document as long as they can properly perform the notarial act with the signer.
Under New York law, a notary's duty to verify identity is satisfied when the notary:
Answer: Either personally knows the signer or obtains satisfactory evidence of identity
Identity is satisfied by personal knowledge of the signer or by satisfactory identification evidence.
Which best describes the notary's duty with respect to a signer who appears to be acting under duress?
Answer: Refuse to notarize if there are reasonable grounds to believe the signer is acting involuntarily
A notary must refuse to notarize if there are reasonable grounds to believe the signer is not acting freely and voluntarily.
A New York notary must sign notarial certificates:
Answer: In the form of their name exactly as it appears on their commission
Notaries must sign using the exact form of their name as commissioned.
When a New York notary administers an oath for a deposition in a federal court proceeding, the oath is valid because:
Answer: New York state-commissioned notaries are authorized to administer oaths that are valid for federal proceedings
New York state-commissioned notaries may administer oaths for federal court depositions in New York.
A New York notary who seals a document with the wrong information in their seal (e.g., wrong commission expiration date) should:
Answer: Correct the certificate before it is used by striking through the error and re-signing
Errors in a notarial certificate should be corrected before the document is used, with corrections made and re-signed.