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NOTARY EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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What is one requirement for becoming a California Notary Public? a. Be under 18 years of age b. Have a criminal record c. Not pass an exam d. Be a legal resident of California - Answer ✔✔D Your jurisdiction will be: a. The entire state of California b. The county in which you live c. The city in which you work d. The entire United States - Answer ✔✔A geographic JURISDICTION A possible penalty for committing perjury is: a. 2 years in prison b. 3 years in prison c. 4 years in prison d. Any of the above - Answer ✔✔d
You have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement date: a. 6 months b. 10 days c. 30 days d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔C- 30 DAYS If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within: a. One month b. 5 days c. One year d. 30 days - Answer ✔✔B - 5 DAYS The agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the: a. Corporation Commissioner b. Bureau of Notary Publics c. Secretary of State d. Department of Real Estate - Answer ✔✔C Using the words notario publico: a. Is encouraged b. Is legal in California c. Is prohibited
d. Indicates lingual ability - Answer ✔✔C If a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that they know to be fraudulent, they are guilty of a: a Misdemeanor b. Lis pendes c. Carpe diem d. Felony - Answer ✔✔D Death Certificates: a. Must be notarized b. Are not notarized c. Are filed with the IRS d. All of the above - Answer ✔✔B A subscribing witness can bring you a: a. Quit Claim Deed b. Grant Deed c. Mortgage d. Homestead Declaration - Answer ✔✔D The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now a. $
b. $1, c. $10, d. $75,000 - Answer ✔✔C Two credible witnesses a. Are not allowed b. Must be over 21 c. Must be fingerprinted d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔D When do you officially become a notary? a. When you pass the exam b. When the Secretary of State sends your commission c. When you do your first certificate d. When your oath and bond are filed - Answer ✔✔D The size of the stamp could be: a. A 6-foot diameter b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length c. 2 ½ inches by 6 inches d. One foot square - Answer ✔✔B
If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it: a. Agent b. Employer c. Lawyer d. Trustor or Trustee - Answer ✔✔D The fine for overcharging for a nonimmigration form is: a. Up to $ b. Up to $1, c. Up to $75, d. Up to $750 - Answer ✔✔D The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is: a. Up to $ b. Up to $1, c. Up to $1, d. Up to $750 - Answer ✔✔C Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty of up to: a. $ b. $1,
c. $ d. $2,500 - Answer ✔✔D 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: a. Up to $750 fine b. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission and on second time - revocation of commission for life c. Two - four years in prison d. $75,000 fine - Answer ✔✔B When a regulation states 30 days it means: a. Calendar days b. Business days c. a & b d. none of the above - Answer ✔✔A Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your commission will expire: a. Immediately - you were too late b. 8/31/ c. 9/24/ d. 9/1/15 - Answer ✔✔B
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is: a. $ b. $10. c. $5. d. Negotiable - Answer ✔✔A A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the: a. Civil Code b. Probate Code C. Bus. & Prof. Code d. Notary Public Code - Answer ✔✔B You may turn your journal over to: a. Your Employer b. No one c. A Peace Officer with probable cause d. An Auditor - Answer ✔✔C During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer: a. At least three b. Two
c. One d. None - Answer ✔✔C If you move, you must contact the: a. Secretary of State b. Your employer c. County Clerk d. Department of Notary Public - Answer ✔✔A If you move, you must contact the proper authority within: a. 1 day b. 10 days c. 30 days d. 6 months - Answer ✔✔C If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of State within: a. 1 day b. 10 days c. 30 days d. 1 month - Answer ✔✔B A commission is valid for ______ years:
a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 4 years d. 12 years - Answer ✔✔C Your 4-year notary bond is worth: a. $15, b. $ c. $75, d. $1,500 - Answer ✔✔A The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: a. One year b. Two years c. Three years d. Four years - Answer ✔✔D To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past: a. 1 year B. 2 years c. 5 years d. 10 years - Answer ✔✔C
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 ✔✔C Notary certificates are signed by: a. Notary b. Secretary of State c. Client d. Lender - Answer ✔✔A An ID needs the holder's: a. Picture b. Signature c. Physical Description d. All of the above - Answer ✔✔D When taking an oath: a. Signer must raise right hand b. Signer must pay extra fee c. Signer must repeat oath d. Raising right hand is not required - Answer ✔✔D
Notaries must: a. Keep a photocopy of every document notarized b. Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control c. Refuse service to a homeless individual d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔B When you resign a commission, you deliver all your papers to: a. Secretary of State b. County Clerk where your current oath is on file c. Your employer d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔B If you fail to file the oath and bond on time: a. Your commission is void b. You must pay $20 to reapply c. You must complete a new application d. All of the above - Answer ✔✔D A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam: a. Any time after you have to pay a fine b. Never c. Every 4 years
d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔C The fine for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or name change is: a. $ b. $ c. $1, d. $15,000 - Answer ✔✔A 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔B A notary may:
a. Notarize a document in a foreign language b. Not notarize documents that he or she will sign as corporate officers c. Notarize relative's documents d. All of the above - Answer ✔✔D 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔A 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 ✔✔B
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 the above - Answer ✔✔D 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔C Satisfactory evidence of identity means relying on either: a. ID cards b. Credible identifying witnesses c. Business card photos d. a and b - Answer ✔✔D 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 ✔✔B An oath is: a. An affirmation b. Never used c. A solemn spoken pledge d. a and c - Answer ✔✔D A certified copy certifies that the reproduction: a. Is accurate b. Is never done
c. Can be charged $ d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔A Influencing a notary to perform improperly is a: a. Moral Turpitude Felony b. Misdemeanor c. Felony d. Infraction - Answer ✔✔B Notaries shall not perform notary actions if they are: a. An Attorney b. An Employee c. Named as a principal in a financial transaction d. An Agent - Answer ✔✔C Which of the following is signed in the presence of the notary: a. Acknowledgment b. Jurat c. Certificate d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔B An acknowledgment certifies that under penalty of perjury: a. Signer's identity was satisfactorily proven to notary
b. The signer admits that they signed the document c. The signer appeared before the notary d. All of the above - Answer ✔✔D A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit to the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and: a. He can notarize his sister's signature b. He can notarize both signatures c. He can never notarize an Alabama document d. He can't do either notarization - Answer ✔✔D Notaries obtain their seals from the: a. Secretary of State b. County Clerk c. Approved vendors or manufacturers d. Their employer - Answer ✔✔C When a subscribing witness brings a document the action is called: a. Acknowledgment b. Protest c. Jurat d. Proof of Execution - Answer ✔✔D
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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔D
. 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 ✔✔C 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔B 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 ✔✔D A Military Notary: a. Is in trouble b. Charges no fees c. Can only charge senior officers d. None of the above - Answer ✔✔B A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is: a. Guilty of a felony
b. Legal c. Guilty of an infraction d. Guilty of a misdemeanor - Answer ✔✔D An employer of a Notary can: a. Copy Journal entries of business generated documents in front of the notary b. Inspect and retain a sequential journal at any time c. Enter necessary corrections to journal d. Appoint another employee to use the journal when the notary is absent
The only documents that do not require a seal are: a. Subdivision maps b. Veterans certificate c. Circulator's affidavit d. Change of venue - Answer ✔✔A
. 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 ✔✔A 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔D
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 ✔✔D The most frequently completed form is: a. The acknowledgment b. Jurat c. Confidential marriage license d. Protest - Answer ✔✔A 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 ✔✔A 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 ✔✔A 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔C 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 ✔✔D 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 ✔✔A You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. Which of the following must be included in your journal? a. Signer's driver's license number b. Type of Document c. Notary fee d. All of the above - Answer ✔✔A A written request for a photocopy of a journal entry must contain: a. Type of notarization, type of document and names of parties b. Type of document, month and year of notarization, and parties' signatures c. Type of notarization, month and year of notarization and names of parties d. Type of document, month and year of notarization and names of parties - Answer ✔✔D A right thumbprint is not required in the Notary journal for a: a. Deed of reconveyance b. Grant deed c. Warranty deed d. Deed of trust - Answer ✔✔A
If a private employer and an employee enter into an agreement: a. Fees must go to the employee b. No fees can be collected c. The notary must pay for the bond d. Notary actions can be limited to business transactions - Answer ✔✔D An expired California Driver's License was issued 52 months before presentation to you: a. It is acceptable as identification b. Expired licenses are not valid c. Signer must use a credible witness d. A subscribing witness could be used - Answer ✔✔A 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 ✔✔C 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