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A notary is convicted of misdemeanor assault from a bar fight (committed on a day off from working as a mobile notary). She is sentenced to one month of home confinement. After serving this sentence, will the notary be subject to suspension? - ANSWER-C. No, because crimes unrelated to the notarial function must amount to a felony before suspension or revocation os warranted. Though some non-felony crimes that relate to notary practice could be grounds for suspension (Fundamentals pg. 52-53), this was not related to her practice. Which of the following is considered to be the supreme source of law in the Louisiana civil law system? - ANSWER-D. Legislation Legislation is the supreme law in civil law system. Which of the following is considered to be a valid function of the Louisiana civil law notary? - ANSWER-A. Drafting and attesting to such juridical acts as affidavits, witness acknowledgements, authentic acts, and acts of correction An act of derogation of laws for the protection of the publioc interest is considered to be:

• ANSWER-C. Absolutely null. No court of any jurisdiction wrong wrong - ANSWER-wrong wrong A notary, Bill, works part-time for the bank while his wife, Wanda, is sole manager of a car dealership. The bank the employs Bill provides loans for customers to purchase cars, including cars bought from Wanda's workplace. May Bill properly serve as notary for the transactions involving Wanda's dealerships? - ANSWER-B. Yes, because he has no personal interest in these transactions. An authentic act entered into by a corporation contains the following clause: blah blah blah This clause is an example of: - ANSWER-B. Appearance In the preceding example, how would the act's signature line be worded? - ANSWER-E. Either B or C but not A is effective in the example given.

In the above example, assuming the original clause in #7 is used and is valid, how might Charles establish his authority to sign the act? - ANSWER-WRONG. Which of the following is a thing or interest that the owner cannot finance with a mortgage? - ANSWER-B. A Certificate of Deposit worth $10, All of the following would be acceptable and appropriate alternative captions to this instrument, except: - ANSWER-C. Affidavit of Distinction Given the document's stated purpose and the form noted in the caption, which of the following statements is false? - ANSWER-WRONG Given the document's stated purpose and the form noted in the caption, and assuming line [E] is filled in correctly as "Lafayette", which of the following statements is incomplete or misstated to have the intended legal effect? - ANSWER-WRONG Assume for this question only that Miley arrives to the notary having signed lines F and G before, at her home. Chris administers an oath and asks Miley whether those are her signatures and sworn facts, and she affirms to him that they are. Does the document have legal effect? - ANSWER-A. Yes, because Miley personally appeared before him, took the oath, and confirmed the testimony and that she signed it. Assuming the caption, venue clause, and the clause stated in paragraph B are otherwise correct, which of the following is false? - ANSWER-WRONG Assume that Liam and Chris are brothers. Which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER-D. It is proper for Chris to serve as notary in this matter because he has no personal interest. The first part of clause [D] (in all caps): - ANSWER-D. Should be replaced by the jurat. Which of these statements is true? - ANSWER-WRONG Assume for this question that Chris's commission, at the time of signing of this document, had been suspended because he recently did not file an annual report with the SOS. Later the report is filed and the commission is reinstated. Chris was not aware of the deficiency at the time of signing, nor had the SOS provided info yet about the suspension. Is the document valid? - ANSWER-B. Yes, because LA law may apply the "de facto" doctrine to protect the innocent parties in such situations. Assume that the notary Chris is a legal resident of LA but a citizen only of Australia. His commission would be invalid for all of the following besides: - ANSWER-C. He is not registered to vote in the Parish of Union where he holds his commission.

Miley owns a condo in Claiborne Parish that she bought in 2016,.... - ANSWER- WRONG Assume for this q... that Miley's condo in Claiborne Parish is owned by her with a usufruct to her father Billy. In the act establishing the usufruct, she stated no time limit. Who owns the rental fees earned on the condo when it is used for short-term rentals? - ANSWER-A. Billy owns the fees. Billy lives in the condo under his usufruct, as in the preceding question. What fees or expenses is he responsible for? - ANSWER-D. all of the above In the prec. question, assume Miley dies. Does Billy still have the right to live in the condo? - ANSWER-E. None of the above is correct May Call Cook sign the testament in New Orleans? - ANSWER-WRONG May Jan and Nan be left out of a legacy, giving everything in a succession to Roger? - ANSWER-D. Neither Jan or Nan is a forced heir, so the entire estate may be left to Roger. In the above testament, after the testator's signature portion of the will (his signature line and full name printed out), which of the following statements should be added to make it valid? - ANSWER-B. In our presence the testator has declared or signified that this instrument is his testament and has signed it at the end and on each other separate page, and in the presence of the testator and each other we have hereunto subscribed our names. this 3rd day of March, 2020 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Assume in the preceding question that one of the clauses is used which dates the instrument as March 3 and is proper. It is easy to establish from external events that it was in fact signed March 3. But the preamble from an earlier draft says February 29,

2020. Which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER-A. The testament is valid even with the error, given the ready resolution by using external facts to fix the correct date it was signed. Katrina prints the testament double-sided on one sheet of paper. Roger executes it, signing only in the usual place after his dispositions. Is the testament valid? - ANSWER- WRONG This is an example of: - ANSWER-C. Strictly personal obligations In the previous question, they want the document accomplishing this agreement to be executed in such a way that it can be introduced in court without needed witnesses to authenticate the document for admission into evidence. They can do this by: - ANSWER-WRONG

In the previous situation, assume that they sign the document at Stan's home. Joy takes the document to a notary to have it received. Which of the following could not accomplish the goal stated in the previous question? - ANSWER-B. Joy signs it before the notary, who puts it aside. Later, Stan arrives at the notary separately and signs before the notary, who then signs it as well. In the original scenario, involving a trade of services for pet care, assume that Stan and Joy further sign a separate, private act that clarifies the Stan's fish is their private code for his collection of (Illegal) weapons that he doesn't want to get stolen. This separate act is an example of: - ANSWER-A. counter letter In the previous question, assume Joy and Stan sign the separate document to accomplish their clarification. A court refuses to enforce the agreement. This decision is based on: - ANSWER-WRONG Amy transfers to her friend Bill a plot of land in Caddo Parish. The document stating this includes the phrase that this is done "because he has voluntarily worked, and keeps working, on the land for years to keep it up, and that is roughly worth what this plot is worth." The document is stated correctly and properlyt notarized at the bottom by a commissioned notary with state wide jurisdiction. But no witnesses were present. Is the document valid? - ANSWER-WRONG From the facts given in the prev ques, assume for this question that Bill also was not present at the signing, and the document does not have a space for him to sign. Assume it is proper that no witnesses signed it. Is the donation valid? - ANSWER- WRONG The city of Monroe buys several fire trucks for it's stations. The trucks are considered: - ANSWER-A. private things.