ILLINOIS NOTARY FINAL EXAM PREP
2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
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If a notary literally translates the phrase "notary public" into Spanish in a written advertisement,
which of the following is not true:
A.) His commission shall be revoked or suspended for the first offense.
B.) His commission shall be revoked permanently for the second offense.
C.) He may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,500.
D.) He may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $750.
D.) He may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $750.
When a notary violates the sections of the government code related to notaries public, he
may be fined up to $1,500 AND face disciplinary actions, such as commission suspension or
revocation.
Notarial duties exclude which of the following:
A.) Performing notarial acts.
B.) Securing the notarial seal.
C.) Maintaining a notarial journal.
D.) Posting a notary commission in a public place.
D.) Posting a notary commission in a public place.
A, B and C are notarial duties that the notary is required to perform. A notary is not required
to publicly display his commission.
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,Examples of performing notarial duties include which of the following:
A.) Properly identifying a signer.
B.) Requiring the personal appearance of the signer before the notary.
C.) Completing the notary journal at the time of the notarial act.
D.) All of the above.
D.) All of the above.
A, B and C are examples of notarial duties that the notary is required to perform. A notary
must complete the notarial certificate and his journal at the time of the notarization.
Proper use of the notary seal includes which of the following:
A.) Affixing the seal to a business card for advertising purposes.
B.) Affixing the seal to a recordable document along with the notarial wording and the notary's
signature.
C.) Affixing the seal to a blank piece of paper.
D.) Affixing the seal to a notarial certificate without the notary's signature.
B.) Affixing the seal to a recordable document along with the notarial wording and the notary's
signature.
A notary is required to use his notary seal to authenticate official notarial acts, such as when
notarizing a recordable document. A notary may not use his seal or the title Notary Public for
anything other than performing official notarial acts.
Examples of executing a false statement include all of the following except:
A.) Backdating an acknowledgment.
B.) Executing an acknowledgment for a person who did not personally appear before the notary.
C.) Accepting an out-of-state driver license as identification for the acknowledgment.
D.) Accepting a social security card as identification for the acknowledgment.
C.) Accepting an out-of-state driver license as identification for the acknowledgment.
An out-of-state driver's license is an acceptable form of satisfactory paper evidence: The rest
are not.
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,A notary public who is also actively working as a licensed and bonded immigration consultant
may advertise his notarial services using which of the following means:
A.) Business cards.
B.) Letterhead.
C.) Newspaper advertisements.
D.) None of the above.
D.) None of the above.
A notary is legally barred from advertising in any manner whatsoever that he is a notary if he
promotes himself as an immigration specialist or immigration consultant.
Pursuant to the Civil Code requirements for advertising in a foreign language, written
advertising does not include which of the following:
A.) Magazine advertisements.
B.) Business signs.
C.) Flyers.
D.) A single desk plaque.
D.) A single desk plaque.
A, B and C are all considered means of written advertising.
A notary may legally do which of the following:
A.) Relinquish his notarial journal to a peace officer who has probable cause and who is
investigating a crime.
B.) Leave his notarial journal unattended in an area accessible to others.
C.) Leave his notarial stamp unattended in an area accessible to others.
D.) Loan his notarial journal and stamp to another commissioned notary.
A.) Relinquish his notarial journal to a peace officer who has probable cause and who is
investigating a crime.
A notary's journal and seal must be kept under his direct and exclusive control at all times.
The only time a notary may give his journal to someone is when (1) he turns in all of his
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, notarial journals, records and papers to the county clerk's office and (2) when he is required
to relinquish his journal to a peace officer who is investigating a crime.
If a notary's secretary completes the venue and statement of particulars on a notarial certificate
and then gives the notarial certificate to the notary to sign and seal, who is responsible for the
accuracy of the information on a notarial certificate:
The notary public.
While another person may complete the venue and the statement of particulars on a notarial
certificate, it is the notary's responsibility to verify the accuracy of the information and make
corrections if necessary prior to affixing his signature and seal.
A notary public may use his seal and the title Notary Public for which of the following:
A.) Advertising purposes.
B.) Performing official notarial acts.
C.) Certifying a copy of any legal document.
D.) Providing services as an immigration consultant.
B.) Performing official notarial acts.
A notary may only use his seal and the title Notary Public for performing official notarial acts
such as acknowledgement and jurats.
A California Notary Public may legally do which of the following:
A.) Advertise his notarial services in a foreign language.
B.) Use a social security card to identify a signer.
C.) Charge a fee for notarizing absentee ballots or other voting materials.
D.) Practice law if he is not an attorney.
A.) Advertise his notarial services in a foreign language.
A notary's failure to perform notarial duties as required by law usually excludes which of the
following:
A.) Failure to verify identification.
B.) Failure to require personal appearance.
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2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |JUST
RELEASED!!|BRAND NEW VERSION
!!|GUARANTEED PASS
If a notary literally translates the phrase "notary public" into Spanish in a written advertisement,
which of the following is not true:
A.) His commission shall be revoked or suspended for the first offense.
B.) His commission shall be revoked permanently for the second offense.
C.) He may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,500.
D.) He may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $750.
D.) He may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $750.
When a notary violates the sections of the government code related to notaries public, he
may be fined up to $1,500 AND face disciplinary actions, such as commission suspension or
revocation.
Notarial duties exclude which of the following:
A.) Performing notarial acts.
B.) Securing the notarial seal.
C.) Maintaining a notarial journal.
D.) Posting a notary commission in a public place.
D.) Posting a notary commission in a public place.
A, B and C are notarial duties that the notary is required to perform. A notary is not required
to publicly display his commission.
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,Examples of performing notarial duties include which of the following:
A.) Properly identifying a signer.
B.) Requiring the personal appearance of the signer before the notary.
C.) Completing the notary journal at the time of the notarial act.
D.) All of the above.
D.) All of the above.
A, B and C are examples of notarial duties that the notary is required to perform. A notary
must complete the notarial certificate and his journal at the time of the notarization.
Proper use of the notary seal includes which of the following:
A.) Affixing the seal to a business card for advertising purposes.
B.) Affixing the seal to a recordable document along with the notarial wording and the notary's
signature.
C.) Affixing the seal to a blank piece of paper.
D.) Affixing the seal to a notarial certificate without the notary's signature.
B.) Affixing the seal to a recordable document along with the notarial wording and the notary's
signature.
A notary is required to use his notary seal to authenticate official notarial acts, such as when
notarizing a recordable document. A notary may not use his seal or the title Notary Public for
anything other than performing official notarial acts.
Examples of executing a false statement include all of the following except:
A.) Backdating an acknowledgment.
B.) Executing an acknowledgment for a person who did not personally appear before the notary.
C.) Accepting an out-of-state driver license as identification for the acknowledgment.
D.) Accepting a social security card as identification for the acknowledgment.
C.) Accepting an out-of-state driver license as identification for the acknowledgment.
An out-of-state driver's license is an acceptable form of satisfactory paper evidence: The rest
are not.
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,A notary public who is also actively working as a licensed and bonded immigration consultant
may advertise his notarial services using which of the following means:
A.) Business cards.
B.) Letterhead.
C.) Newspaper advertisements.
D.) None of the above.
D.) None of the above.
A notary is legally barred from advertising in any manner whatsoever that he is a notary if he
promotes himself as an immigration specialist or immigration consultant.
Pursuant to the Civil Code requirements for advertising in a foreign language, written
advertising does not include which of the following:
A.) Magazine advertisements.
B.) Business signs.
C.) Flyers.
D.) A single desk plaque.
D.) A single desk plaque.
A, B and C are all considered means of written advertising.
A notary may legally do which of the following:
A.) Relinquish his notarial journal to a peace officer who has probable cause and who is
investigating a crime.
B.) Leave his notarial journal unattended in an area accessible to others.
C.) Leave his notarial stamp unattended in an area accessible to others.
D.) Loan his notarial journal and stamp to another commissioned notary.
A.) Relinquish his notarial journal to a peace officer who has probable cause and who is
investigating a crime.
A notary's journal and seal must be kept under his direct and exclusive control at all times.
The only time a notary may give his journal to someone is when (1) he turns in all of his
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, notarial journals, records and papers to the county clerk's office and (2) when he is required
to relinquish his journal to a peace officer who is investigating a crime.
If a notary's secretary completes the venue and statement of particulars on a notarial certificate
and then gives the notarial certificate to the notary to sign and seal, who is responsible for the
accuracy of the information on a notarial certificate:
The notary public.
While another person may complete the venue and the statement of particulars on a notarial
certificate, it is the notary's responsibility to verify the accuracy of the information and make
corrections if necessary prior to affixing his signature and seal.
A notary public may use his seal and the title Notary Public for which of the following:
A.) Advertising purposes.
B.) Performing official notarial acts.
C.) Certifying a copy of any legal document.
D.) Providing services as an immigration consultant.
B.) Performing official notarial acts.
A notary may only use his seal and the title Notary Public for performing official notarial acts
such as acknowledgement and jurats.
A California Notary Public may legally do which of the following:
A.) Advertise his notarial services in a foreign language.
B.) Use a social security card to identify a signer.
C.) Charge a fee for notarizing absentee ballots or other voting materials.
D.) Practice law if he is not an attorney.
A.) Advertise his notarial services in a foreign language.
A notary's failure to perform notarial duties as required by law usually excludes which of the
following:
A.) Failure to verify identification.
B.) Failure to require personal appearance.
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