52:7-10.3 Examination.
7. Examination.
a. The provisions of this section do not apply to applicants who are licensed attorneys-at-law in this State.
b. The State Treasurer shall prescribe an examination to determine the fitness of a non-attorney applicant to exercise the functions of a notary public as provided in section 2 of P.L.1979, c.460 (C.52:7-11). The examination shall:
(1) be based on the statutes, rules, regulations, procedures, and ethical requirements for notaries public as described in the manual issued by the State Treasurer; and
(2) include the requirements, functions, duties, and responsibilities of a notary public.
c. The examination required by subsection b. may be given by the State Treasurer or by an independent vendor under contract to the State Treasurer. If a contract vendor is utilized, the contract vendor shall develop and administer the examination in accordance with specifications approved by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall have the sole responsibility for establishing minimum qualifications and passing requirements of candidates taking the examination.
d. The State Treasurer shall establish a nonrefundable fee which shall be payable at the examination site. Such fee shall be established or changed by the State Treasurer taking into consideration the fee charged by any independent contract vendor to develop and administer the examination, and consideration of the need to defray any proper expenses incurred by the Department of the Treasury in its administration of any independent contract vendor administering the examination. The fee shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required.
L.2021, c.179, s.7.