NC Notary Notes Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
10B-1
This Article is the "_______________________" and may be cited by that name. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Notary Public Act
10B-2
This Chapter shall be construed and applied to advance its underlying purposes, which are the following:
(1) To promote, serve, and protect the _________ interests.
(2) To ____________, ___________, and __________________ the law governing notaries.
(3) To prevent ___________ and ___________.
(4) To foster __________ conduct among notaries.
(5) To enhance interstate ________________ of notarial acts.
(6) To integrate procedures for traditional ____________ and _________________ notarial acts. -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. public
2. simplify, clarify, and modernize
3. fraud and forgery
4. ethical
5. recognition
6. paper and electronic
10B-3 (1)
A notarial act in which:
,a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual indicated to the notary that the signature on the record was the individual's signature
OR the individual signed the record while in the physical presence of the notary - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acknowledgment
10B-3 (2)
A notarial act in which:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual made a vow of truthfulness, based on personal honor and without invoking a deity or
using any form of the word "swear" - CORRECT ANSWERS Affirmation
10B-3 (14)
A notarial act in which:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual made a vow of truthfulness, based on personal honor and while invoking a deity or
using any form of the word "swear" - CORRECT ANSWERS Oath
10B-3 (28)
A notarial act in which:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual was not a party to or beneficiary of the transaction
,d. The individual recognized either the signature on the record of the principal or the signature on the
record of the subscribing witness and the signature was genuine - CORRECT ANSWERS
Verification or proof
10B-3 (5)
An individual who is personally known to the notary and to whom all of the following also apply:
a. The notary believes the individual to be honest and reliable for the purpose of confirming to the
notary the identity of another individual. b. The notary believes the individual is not a party to or
beneficiary of the transaction. - CORRECT ANSWERS Credible witness
10B-3 (18)
a. In the case of an acknowledgment, the individual whose identity and due execution of a record is
being certified by the notary.
b. In the case of a verification or proof, the individual other than a subscribing witness, whose: i. Identity
and due execution of the record is being proven; or ii. Signature is being identified as genuine.
c. In the case of an oath or affirmation, the individual who makes a vow of truthfulness on penalty of
perjury - CORRECT ANSWERS Principal
10B-3 (22)
Identification of an individual based on either of the following:
a. At least one current document issued by a federal, state, or federal or state-recognized tribal
government agency bearing the photographic image of the individual's face and either the signature or a
physical description of the individual.
b. The oath or affirmation of one credible witness who personally knows the individual seeking to be
identified - CORRECT ANSWERS Satisfactory evidence
10B-3 (3)
The completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Attest or attestation
, 10B-3 (4)
The empowerment to perform notarial acts and the written evidence of authority to perform those acts.
- CORRECT ANSWERS Commission
10B-3 (8)
A notary's certificate evidencing the administration of an oath or affirmation. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Jurat
10B-3 (9)
Conduct contrary to expected standards of honesty, morality, or integrity. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Moral turpitude
10B-3 (12)
The portion of a notarized record that is completed by the notary, bears the notary's signature and seal,
and states the facts attested by the notary in a particular notarization. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Notarial certificate and certificate
10B-3 (21)
The cancellation of the notary's commission stated in the order of revocation. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Revocation
10B-3 (26)
A person who signs a record for the purpose of being a witness to the principal's execution of the record
or to the NC General Statutes - Chapter 10B 4 principal's acknowledgment of his or her execution of the
record. - CORRECT ANSWERS Subscribing witness
10B-3 (27)
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
10B-1
This Article is the "_______________________" and may be cited by that name. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Notary Public Act
10B-2
This Chapter shall be construed and applied to advance its underlying purposes, which are the following:
(1) To promote, serve, and protect the _________ interests.
(2) To ____________, ___________, and __________________ the law governing notaries.
(3) To prevent ___________ and ___________.
(4) To foster __________ conduct among notaries.
(5) To enhance interstate ________________ of notarial acts.
(6) To integrate procedures for traditional ____________ and _________________ notarial acts. -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. public
2. simplify, clarify, and modernize
3. fraud and forgery
4. ethical
5. recognition
6. paper and electronic
10B-3 (1)
A notarial act in which:
,a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual indicated to the notary that the signature on the record was the individual's signature
OR the individual signed the record while in the physical presence of the notary - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acknowledgment
10B-3 (2)
A notarial act in which:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual made a vow of truthfulness, based on personal honor and without invoking a deity or
using any form of the word "swear" - CORRECT ANSWERS Affirmation
10B-3 (14)
A notarial act in which:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual made a vow of truthfulness, based on personal honor and while invoking a deity or
using any form of the word "swear" - CORRECT ANSWERS Oath
10B-3 (28)
A notarial act in which:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary.
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory
evidence
c. The individual was not a party to or beneficiary of the transaction
,d. The individual recognized either the signature on the record of the principal or the signature on the
record of the subscribing witness and the signature was genuine - CORRECT ANSWERS
Verification or proof
10B-3 (5)
An individual who is personally known to the notary and to whom all of the following also apply:
a. The notary believes the individual to be honest and reliable for the purpose of confirming to the
notary the identity of another individual. b. The notary believes the individual is not a party to or
beneficiary of the transaction. - CORRECT ANSWERS Credible witness
10B-3 (18)
a. In the case of an acknowledgment, the individual whose identity and due execution of a record is
being certified by the notary.
b. In the case of a verification or proof, the individual other than a subscribing witness, whose: i. Identity
and due execution of the record is being proven; or ii. Signature is being identified as genuine.
c. In the case of an oath or affirmation, the individual who makes a vow of truthfulness on penalty of
perjury - CORRECT ANSWERS Principal
10B-3 (22)
Identification of an individual based on either of the following:
a. At least one current document issued by a federal, state, or federal or state-recognized tribal
government agency bearing the photographic image of the individual's face and either the signature or a
physical description of the individual.
b. The oath or affirmation of one credible witness who personally knows the individual seeking to be
identified - CORRECT ANSWERS Satisfactory evidence
10B-3 (3)
The completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Attest or attestation
, 10B-3 (4)
The empowerment to perform notarial acts and the written evidence of authority to perform those acts.
- CORRECT ANSWERS Commission
10B-3 (8)
A notary's certificate evidencing the administration of an oath or affirmation. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Jurat
10B-3 (9)
Conduct contrary to expected standards of honesty, morality, or integrity. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Moral turpitude
10B-3 (12)
The portion of a notarized record that is completed by the notary, bears the notary's signature and seal,
and states the facts attested by the notary in a particular notarization. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Notarial certificate and certificate
10B-3 (21)
The cancellation of the notary's commission stated in the order of revocation. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Revocation
10B-3 (26)
A person who signs a record for the purpose of being a witness to the principal's execution of the record
or to the NC General Statutes - Chapter 10B 4 principal's acknowledgment of his or her execution of the
record. - CORRECT ANSWERS Subscribing witness
10B-3 (27)
