CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM 2 KEY LEGAL
CONCEPTS AND REVIEW NOTES 2026
◉ If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of
California must respond within how many days? Answer: 5 days
◉ Are death certificates notarized? Answer: No
◉ A subscribing witness can bring you a what? Answer: Homestead
declaration
◉ The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a
fine? Answer: $10,000
◉ The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal
was lost is up to ...? Answer: $1,500
◉ Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when
requested is punishable by a civil penalty up to Answer: $2,500
◉ When a regulation states 30 days it means: Answer: Calendar days
,◉ Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on
9/25/05. Your commission will expire: Answer: 8/31/09
◉ The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is Answer: $0
◉ A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the
Answer: Probate code
◉ During the signature by mark process, how many people write the
name of the X signer Answer: One
◉ If you move, you must contact the proper authority within
Answer: 30 days
◉ A commission is valid for ______ years: Answer: 4 years
◉ Your 4-year notary bond is worth Answer: $15,000
◉ The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be
false is: Answer: 4 years
◉ To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past
Answer: 5 years
, ◉ Notary certificates are signed by Answer: notary
◉ A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam
Answer: Every 4 years
◉ Notaries can withhold services Answer: -When they employer
limits services to transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
◉ A notary does not have to charge a fee Answer: KNOW
◉ Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint?
Answer: Power of attorney and trust deed for real estate
◉ An affirmation is Answer: Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
CONCEPTS AND REVIEW NOTES 2026
◉ If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of
California must respond within how many days? Answer: 5 days
◉ Are death certificates notarized? Answer: No
◉ A subscribing witness can bring you a what? Answer: Homestead
declaration
◉ The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a
fine? Answer: $10,000
◉ The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal
was lost is up to ...? Answer: $1,500
◉ Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when
requested is punishable by a civil penalty up to Answer: $2,500
◉ When a regulation states 30 days it means: Answer: Calendar days
,◉ Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on
9/25/05. Your commission will expire: Answer: 8/31/09
◉ The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is Answer: $0
◉ A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the
Answer: Probate code
◉ During the signature by mark process, how many people write the
name of the X signer Answer: One
◉ If you move, you must contact the proper authority within
Answer: 30 days
◉ A commission is valid for ______ years: Answer: 4 years
◉ Your 4-year notary bond is worth Answer: $15,000
◉ The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be
false is: Answer: 4 years
◉ To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past
Answer: 5 years
, ◉ Notary certificates are signed by Answer: notary
◉ A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam
Answer: Every 4 years
◉ Notaries can withhold services Answer: -When they employer
limits services to transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
◉ A notary does not have to charge a fee Answer: KNOW
◉ Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint?
Answer: Power of attorney and trust deed for real estate
◉ An affirmation is Answer: Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
