NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS
NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify The
Secretary of State within how many days? ANS >> 10 days
If a notary public moves, he or she must contact the
___________________. ANS >> Secretary of State
If a notary moves, he or she must notify the proper authority within
how many days? ANS >> 30 days
If a notary performs a majority of his/her acts for an employer, the
employer's address should be listed. True or False? ANS >> True
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Can a notary use a post office box as an address for their residence?
ANS >> Only if they also provide their home address
If a notary changes his or her name, they must ________? ANS >> File
a new oath within 30 days
Notaries must:
a) Keep meticulous copies of every document they notarized
b) Always charge for services
c) Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control. ANS >> c)
Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control.
A notary must keep all journal entries in sequential order. True or False?
ANS >> True
A member of the public can request a photo-static copy of the journal
entry representing a transaction as long as they include the name of the
parties, the type of document and the month and year the notarial act
occurred. True or False? ANS >> True
What is one requirement in becoming a notary public in California?
a) Be at least 18 years of age
b) Pass a background check
c) Pass a proctored closed book exam
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d) Be a legal resident of California
e) All of the above ANS >> e) All of the above
First time applicants must complete:
a) A one-hour course
b) A two-hour proctored course
c) A six-hour state approved course
d) A three-hour state approved course. ANS >> c) A six-hour state
approved course
An applicant convicted of a disqualifying crime may be denied
appointment:
a) True
b) False ANS >> a) True
Applicants must disclose convictions dismissed under CA Penal Code
section 1203.4 or 120.4a
a) True
b) False ANS >> a) True
One has how many days to take an oath of office after one's
commencement date:
a) 6 months
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b) 10 days
c) 30 days
d) 60 days ANS >> c) 30 days
Denial of commission can be made if:
a) An applicant has a moral turpitude offense on his or her record
b) An applicant leaves out any pertinent arrest information
c) An applicant has committed a felony
d) All of the above ANS >>
A bond must be purchased by the notary public in the amount of:
a) 100,000
b) 15,000
c) 30,000
d) 20,000 ANS >> b) 15,000
Notaries of Public Entities are allowed to perform notarial acts on their
own time:
a) True
b) False ANS >> b) False
Using the words notaria public when advertising:
NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify The
Secretary of State within how many days? ANS >> 10 days
If a notary public moves, he or she must contact the
___________________. ANS >> Secretary of State
If a notary moves, he or she must notify the proper authority within
how many days? ANS >> 30 days
If a notary performs a majority of his/her acts for an employer, the
employer's address should be listed. True or False? ANS >> True
,NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS
Can a notary use a post office box as an address for their residence?
ANS >> Only if they also provide their home address
If a notary changes his or her name, they must ________? ANS >> File
a new oath within 30 days
Notaries must:
a) Keep meticulous copies of every document they notarized
b) Always charge for services
c) Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control. ANS >> c)
Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control.
A notary must keep all journal entries in sequential order. True or False?
ANS >> True
A member of the public can request a photo-static copy of the journal
entry representing a transaction as long as they include the name of the
parties, the type of document and the month and year the notarial act
occurred. True or False? ANS >> True
What is one requirement in becoming a notary public in California?
a) Be at least 18 years of age
b) Pass a background check
c) Pass a proctored closed book exam
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d) Be a legal resident of California
e) All of the above ANS >> e) All of the above
First time applicants must complete:
a) A one-hour course
b) A two-hour proctored course
c) A six-hour state approved course
d) A three-hour state approved course. ANS >> c) A six-hour state
approved course
An applicant convicted of a disqualifying crime may be denied
appointment:
a) True
b) False ANS >> a) True
Applicants must disclose convictions dismissed under CA Penal Code
section 1203.4 or 120.4a
a) True
b) False ANS >> a) True
One has how many days to take an oath of office after one's
commencement date:
a) 6 months
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b) 10 days
c) 30 days
d) 60 days ANS >> c) 30 days
Denial of commission can be made if:
a) An applicant has a moral turpitude offense on his or her record
b) An applicant leaves out any pertinent arrest information
c) An applicant has committed a felony
d) All of the above ANS >>
A bond must be purchased by the notary public in the amount of:
a) 100,000
b) 15,000
c) 30,000
d) 20,000 ANS >> b) 15,000
Notaries of Public Entities are allowed to perform notarial acts on their
own time:
a) True
b) False ANS >> b) False
Using the words notaria public when advertising:
