NOTARY PUBLIC ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Who issues commission?.
Answer: Secretary of State
●● When does commission become valid.
Answer: After taking oath of office and bond are filed on time
●● Who do you file oath and bond with.
Answer: county clerk
●● Where is a notary's commission limited to?.
Answer: State of california; not only a certain county
●● What kind of bond and how much needs to be filed.
Answer: Surety bond for 15,000
●● What is the purpose of the surety bond.
Answer: reimburse members of the public that are damaged by notarial
misconduct
,May still be liable for damages, costs and attorney's fees exceeding
policy limits
●● What kind of notary publics are not allowed to perform notorial acts
on their own time?.
Answer: Notaries appointed by Secretart of State who serve as notary
public on behalf of the state, city or county public agency
●● What are the restrictions of becoming a notary on a military or naval
reservation.
Answer: -doesnt have to be a CA resident
-cannot collect fees
-can only collect fees on the naval reservtion
●● With who should the oath and bond be filed.
Answer: county clerk in the county where the notary holds her principal
place of business
●● How much time and who must a notary notify of an address change?.
Answer: Notify Secretary of State by certified mail within 30 days of
changing residence or business address
●● Fine for failing to notify of address change:.
, Answer: $500
●● What are the two duties to respond to written requests.
Answer: 1-respond in 30 days to written requests for information
2-respond in time specified when certified copies of journal are
requested
●● Can an employer request that fees be turned over to employer?.
Answer: yes.
●● How many journals can a notary keep.
Answer: one
●● Who can request photostatic copies of a notary's journal?.
Answer: -any member of the general public can request to see their line
item in the journal
●● What must the request include when requesting copies of a notorial
journal.
Answer: -Name of properties
-type of document
-month and year the act occurred
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Who issues commission?.
Answer: Secretary of State
●● When does commission become valid.
Answer: After taking oath of office and bond are filed on time
●● Who do you file oath and bond with.
Answer: county clerk
●● Where is a notary's commission limited to?.
Answer: State of california; not only a certain county
●● What kind of bond and how much needs to be filed.
Answer: Surety bond for 15,000
●● What is the purpose of the surety bond.
Answer: reimburse members of the public that are damaged by notarial
misconduct
,May still be liable for damages, costs and attorney's fees exceeding
policy limits
●● What kind of notary publics are not allowed to perform notorial acts
on their own time?.
Answer: Notaries appointed by Secretart of State who serve as notary
public on behalf of the state, city or county public agency
●● What are the restrictions of becoming a notary on a military or naval
reservation.
Answer: -doesnt have to be a CA resident
-cannot collect fees
-can only collect fees on the naval reservtion
●● With who should the oath and bond be filed.
Answer: county clerk in the county where the notary holds her principal
place of business
●● How much time and who must a notary notify of an address change?.
Answer: Notify Secretary of State by certified mail within 30 days of
changing residence or business address
●● Fine for failing to notify of address change:.
, Answer: $500
●● What are the two duties to respond to written requests.
Answer: 1-respond in 30 days to written requests for information
2-respond in time specified when certified copies of journal are
requested
●● Can an employer request that fees be turned over to employer?.
Answer: yes.
●● How many journals can a notary keep.
Answer: one
●● Who can request photostatic copies of a notary's journal?.
Answer: -any member of the general public can request to see their line
item in the journal
●● What must the request include when requesting copies of a notorial
journal.
Answer: -Name of properties
-type of document
-month and year the act occurred
