Three things you simply cannot do
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The words
A NY notary cannot solemnize a marriage or take an acknowledgment to a marriage contract, cannot issue certified copies, and cannot issue apostilles or authentications.
The actual law, so it can’t scare you later.
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Actually means
No weddings, no certified copies, no apostilles. Those last two belong to other offices.
Plain English. No legalese survives this step.
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Live example
Someone wants a "certified true copy" of a diploma. You cannot certify it; you can notarize an affidavit in which the owner swears the copy is true.
A scene you can picture.
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Killer question
Florida notaries marry people; New York notaries do not. The exam loves the marriage and certified-copy no-powers.
Exactly how the exam asks it.