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California Notary Public Exam Study

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1: What is one requirement for becoming a California Notary Public? - Answer:

Be a legal resident of California

2: Your jurisdiction will be: - Answer: The entire state of California

3: A possible penalty for committing perjury is: - Answer: 2 , 3 or 4 years

4: You have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement

date: - Answer: 30 days

5: If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must

respond within: - Answer: 5 days

6: The agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the: - Answer:

Secretary of State

7: Using the words notario publico: - Answer: Is prohibited

8: If a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that they

know to be fraudulent, they are guilty of a: - Answer: Felony

9: Death Certificates - Answer: Are not notarized

19: Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is

punishable by a civil penalty of up to: - Answer: Up to $2,500.

20: What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language

that you use that you are not an attorney and cannot give legal advice: - Answer:

Up to $1,500 and at least of year suspension of commission and on second time - revocation of commission for life

21: When a regulation states 30 days it means: - Answer: Calendar days

22: Your commission is dated 09/01/05 and you get your oath filed on 09/25/05.

Your commission will expire: - Answer: 08/31/09. 4 years from the date of your

commission

23: The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is: - Answer: $

24: A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the: - Answer:

Probate Code

25: You may turn your journal over to: - Answer: A peace officer with probable

cause 26: During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of

the X signer: - Answer: One

27: If you move, you must contact the: - Answer: Secretary of State (within 30

days)

28: Of you move, you must contact the proper authority within: - Answer: 30

days (Secretary of State) 29: If you give your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of

State: (How much time do you have to do this?) - Answer: 10 days

30: A commission is valid for ______ years: - Answer: 4 years

31: Your 4-year notary bond is worth: - Answer: $15,

32: The statue of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: -

Answer: 4 years

33: To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past: - Answer: 5

years 34 What does not need to be on a passport? A. Picture of holder B. Holder's

signature C. Notary's signature D; Date of issue - Answer: Notary's signature

42: The fine for wilful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or name

change is: - Answer: $

43: Notaries can withhold services: A. When their employer limits services to transactions related to the employer's business B. When a document is incomplete C. When they believe someone does not understand what they are

signing D. All of the above - Answer: All of the above

44: Which is the true statement? A. It is the notary's duty to draft power of attorney - mortgages and deeds when requested B. A notary does not have to charge a fee C. Holographic wills must be notarized to be valid D. Holographic wills

are typewritten, - Answer: A notary does not have to charge a fee

45: A notary may: A. Notarize a document in a foreign language B. Not notarized documents that he or she will sign as corporate officers C. Notarize relative's

documents D. All of the above - Answer: All of the above

46: Signers of the following documents must leave a right thumbprint: A. Homestead Declaration B. Power of Attorney C. Trust Deed for real estate D. B & C

• Answer: Power of attorney and Trust Deed 47: A notary is obligated to: A. Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid out B. Determine whether a signer has authority to sign as a corporate officer C. Let their employer hold their seal if they paid for it. D. Use the all-purpose

certificate for a jurat - Answer: Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid

out 48: An affirmation is: A. Jurat B. Legal equivalent of an oath but has no referral to

a Supreme Being C. Never used D. All of the above - Answer: Legal equivalent of

an oath but has no referral to a Supreme Being 49: A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration consultant) may charge up to $10 for: A. Completing a person's immigration application B. Oaths

and affirmation C. Per signature on a jurat D. All of he above - Answer: All of the

above 50: A notary may not notarize: A. When they are the attorney who drafted the papers B. When they are a real estate agent who sold the property C. For a spouse

D. When they are a mortgagor in a transaction - Answer: When they are a

mortgagor in a transaction 51: For a first-time applicant to get a commission they: A. Must pass an exam B. Be

fingerprinted C. Be at least 18 years of age D. All of the above - Answer: All of the

above

56. A certified copy certifies that the reproduction: a. Is accurate b. Is never done

c. Can be charged $30 d. None of the above - Answer: Is accurate

63. When a subscribing witness brings a document the action is called: a.

Acknowledgment b. Protest c. Jurat d. Proof of Execution - Answer: Proof of

Execution

64. If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by: a. Any peace officer b. An agent for the principal c. A spouse d. One subscribing

witness - Answer: One subscribing witness

65. A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked: a. Did you sign as a witness? b. Did the signer acknowledge their signing? c. Did the signer ask you to

get the document notarized? d. All of the above - Answer: All of the above

52. A certificate of authorization may be gotten: a. From the governor's office b. From the Department of Real Estate c. From the Secretary of State d. None of the

above - Answer: From the Secretary of State

53. Satisfactory evidence of identity means relying on either: a. ID cards b.

Credible identifying witnesses c. Business card photos d. a and b - Answer: ID

cards and credible identifying witnesses

54. A California Notary may: a. Advertise they are immigration consultants b. Take depositions and affidavits c. Certify a copy of a foreign birth certificate d. Normally

notarize a will - Answer: Take depositions and affidavits

55. An oath is: a. An affirmation b. Never used c. A solemn spoken pledge d. a and

c - Answer: An affirmation and a solemn spoken pledge

66. An embossed seal impression: a. Is always required by Notary Law b. Can never be used c. Is acceptable but not required d. Is only for senior notaries -

Answer: Is acceptable but not required

67. Which of the following lists are all Notary Actions: a. Acknowledgment, Jurat, Copy Certification, Oath, Deposition b. Jurat, Affirmation, Protest, Power of Attorney, Loan Document Signing c. Proof of Execution, Protest, Affidavit, Jurat d.

Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office, Acknowledgment - Answer: Proof of

Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office, Acknowledgement

68. Credible witnesses: a. Are never placed under oath b. Must not have a financial interest in the document c. Must always know the notary d. All of the

above - Answer: Must always know the notary

69. If you resign a position with your employer: a. You must resign your commission b. Leave all journals with the employer for the new notary c. You take the exam again d. Notify the Secretary of State of any business address change -

Answer: Notify the Secretary of State of any business address change

76. The county named in the Venue is where: a. The signer personally appeared b. The notary's business is located c. Where the signer lives d. None of the above -

Answer: The signer personally appeared

77. If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed: a. Use any finger b. Make a note of this problem c. You use the left thumb d. All of the above -

Answer: All of the above

78. If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should: a. Make a note

in the journal b. Take a thumbprint c. Charge $10 more d. Refuse - Answer:

Refuse

79. A Notary seal must: a. Be photographically reproducible and contain an expiration date b. Contain the state seal and the words notary public c. Have a

serrated or milled edge border d. All of the above - Answer: All of the above

80. The most frequently completed form is: a. The acknowledgment b. Jurat c.

Confidential marriage license d. Protest - Answer: The acknowledgement

81. Linda Martinez, a law student, is starting a business as an immigration consultant. She may not advertise: a. That she is a notary public b. Her fee c. Her

office hours d. None of the above - Answer: That she is a notary public

82. Which items must always be put in the journal: a. Date, time, type of document, fees b. Date, type of document, fees, address of signer c. Fees, time,

document date, name of signer d. Date, time, fees, thumbprint - Answer: Date,

time, type of document, fees

83. Some of the elements of a seal are: a. State seal and notary's name b. Expiration date of commission and county where oath is on file c. Sequential ID number of manufacturer and notary's sequential commission number d. All of the

above - Answer: All of the above

84. A notary may not advertise a. Fees to be charged b. In Spanish c. The Spanish

terms notario publico or notario d. On a desk plaque - Answer: The Spanish

terms notario public or notario

85. The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to: a. Substitute for a signer b. Watch the signer sign the document c. Prove that a person signed a

document d. Identify a signer - Answer: Identify a signer

86. Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary? a. To view the making or the acknowledging of the mark b. To identify the signer c. To sign the

journal d. To sign for a disabled signer - Answer: To view the making or

acknowledging of the mark

92. Notaries may not certify a copy of a: a. Journal entry requested by the Secretary of State b. Durable power of attorney for health care document c. Journal entry requested by a member of the public d. Limited power of attorney

document - Answer: Journal entry requested by a member of the public

93. When a Notary changes a business address to a new county within California: a. The Notary must notify the Secretary of State of the address change b. The Notary must file a new oath of office and amendment to the Notary's bond in the new county before notarizing documents in the new county c. The Notary must

change the name of the county in the Notary's seal d. All of the above - Answer:

The notary must notify the Secretary of State of the address change

94. A proof of execution may be performed on a: a. Deed of reconveyance b.

Quitclaim deed c. Security agreement d. Deed of trust - Answer: Deed of

reconvenyance

95. A notary who does not deliver papers to a county clerk after they allow a commission to expire is: a. Guilty of a felony b. Guilty of a misdemeanor c. Guilty

of an infraction d. None of the above - Answer: Guilty of a misdemeanor

96. A certificate reads: Subscribed & Sworn to before me on August 5, 2007 by ________. Whose name goes on the blank? a. Notary b. Signer c. Credible Witness

d. Secretary of State - Answer: Signer

97. You are not automatically disqualified from doing a notarization when you are

a: a. Lessor b. Vendee c. Real Estate Agent d. Grantor - Answer: Real Estate Agent

98. By contract an employee and employer can: a. Charge $20 for a one person Jurat b. Notarize outside of California c. Eliminate their journal d. Limit services

solely to their business - Answer: Limit services solely to their business

99. By using the term notario publico in an advertisement, the Notary's commission could be: a. Suspended for a period of not less than six months or revoked immediately. b. Suspended for a period of not less than six months and revoked on the second offense c. Suspended for a period of not less than one year

and revoked on the second offense d. None of the above - Answer: Suspended

for a period of not less than one year and revoked on the second offense

100. A Notary may not charge a fee for notarization on: a. A power of attorney b.

A circulator's affidavit c. A quitclaim deed d. An affidavit of support - Answer: A

circulator's affidavit

101. A Notary may use his or her commission: a. To endorse a product b. To notarize for veterans c. To advise clients on immigration matters d. Both a and c -

Answer: To notarize for veterans

108. If your employer, John Smith, asks to see your journal, which you use in business, to see who is giving him the most business, you should: a. Let him look at your journal b. Refuse to let him look at the journal c. Let him see only the items pertaining to his business d. Remind him it is your journal and he may not

look at it - Answer: Let him see only the items pertaining to his business

109. In the case of the death of a notary public, the personal representative of the deceased shall: a. Promptly notify the Secretary of State and return journal to the Secretary of State b. Promptly notify the Secretary of State and return seal and journal to the State c. Promptly notify the County where the oath and bond are recorded d. Promptly notify the Secretary of State and send their papers and

records to the county where their oath is recorded. - Answer: Promptly notify

the Secretary of State and send their papers and records to the county where their oath is recorded

110. No fees may be charged for verifying: a. A jurat b. Nomination document or

circulator's affidavit c. Any acknowledgments d. Any - Answer: Nomination

document or circulator's affidavit

111. When performing a signature by mark notarization: a. The signer must make his or her mark in the Notary's journal b. The signer does not have to be identified c. The notary must make the mark in his or her journal d. The notary must sign the

person's name near his or her mark on the signature line - Answer: The signer

must make his or her mark in the Notary's journal

112. A Notary Public can notarize a signature on a document that: a. They signed as a principal b. In which they have a direct financial interest c. Is incomplete d. Is

in a foreign language - Answer: Is in a foreign language

113. Which of the following must be included in a Journal: a. Date of document b. Address of signer c. Character of every document d. Thumbprint of a trustee

deed's signer - Answer: Character of every document

114. If a credible witness personally knows the signer and the notary: a. Only one witness is needed b. Two witnesses are needed c. Three witnesses are needed d.

None of the above - Answer: Only one witness is needed

115. When the last day for filing an instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed: a. Within one week b. Within two weeks c. Within thirty days d. Upon the next business day -

Answer: Upon the next business day

116. Notaries need not record in their journals: a. The date and time of notarization b. The fees charged for a notarial services c. Type of document

notarized d. The signer's address - Answer: The signer's address