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CORRECT.
Which of the following items must be filed with the county clerk's office:
A.) An application for name change.
B.) An application for change of business or residence address.
C.) An application for appointment.
D.) A request for approval to notarize confidential marriages. answer >D.) A
request for approval to notarize confidential marriages.
A, B and C are filed with the Secretary of State's office.
If a notary is notarizing loan documents and the lender has pre-printed the
Borrowers' names on the notarial certificates contained within the loan
documents, which of the following statements is true:
A.) The notary may be prosecuted for fraud if he strikes, from a notarial
certificate, the name of a signer who did not personally appear before him.
B.) The Secretary of State may suspend the notary's commission if the notary
affixes his seal to an acknowledgment certificate that is not completely filled out
in the notary's own handwriting.
C.) The notary will not be subject to civil penalties if he signs each
acknowledgment certificate in his own handwriting.
D.) The notary may back-date the acknowledgment certificates if the borrowers
actually signed the loan documents the previous day. answer >C.) The notary will
not be subject to civil penalties if he signs each acknowledgment certificate in his
own handwriting.
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A notary must sign each notarial certificate in his own handwriting. If another
person signs a notary's name to a notarial certificate, that person may be guilty of
forgery.
Which of the following statements is true:?
A.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver his books and
records to the Secretary of State's office via certified mail within 30 days.
B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver his books and
records to the county clerk's office where his oath and bond are on file within 30
days.
C.) If a notary appointed to a military reservation has his employment there
terminated, the notary shall notify the Secretary of State's office within 30 days of
such termination.
D.) If a notary requests a duplicate seal certificate from the Secretary of State's
office because his seal was rendered unworkable, the Secretary of State shall
send the notary a new seal certificate of authorization within 30 days of receipt.
answer >B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver his books
and records to the county clerk's office where his oath and bond are on file within
30 days.
Notarial books and records must be delivered to the county clerk's office within
30 days. C is not true because the COMMANDING OFFICER, not the notary, must
notify the Secretary of State. D is not true because the Secretary of State sends
the new certificate of authorization within 5 days, not 30 days.
The Secretary of State's office need not be notified of which of the following:
A.) Immediately when a notary's journal and/or seal are lost or stolen.
B.) Within 30 days of a notary's change of business or residence address.
C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is stolen.
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D.) Within 10 days if the notary relinquishes his journal to a peace officer. answer
>C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is stolen.
A principal executes a trustee's deed and requests a subscribing witness present
the document for notarization. The notary personally knows a credible witness
who is used to properly identify the subscribing witness. Who must sign the
notary's journal? answer >The subscribing witness.
The subscribing witness must sign the notary's journal. The credible witness can
either sign the notary's journal or have his ID information recorded in the journal.
Sue is a notary public who works for a private employer during the day and
provides mobile notary services in the evening. If Sue notarizes one signature and
provides the signer with a certificate of acknowledgment, which of the following
is true:
A.) Under all circumstances the notary must charge $10 per signature.
B.) The signer must pay the required fee for the notarization even if the fee
charged is less than the maximum fee allowed by law.
C.) The signer may be liable for damages if he is not charged the maximum fee for
notarial services allowed by law.
D.) The notary may be liable for damages if she does not charge the maximum fee
allowed by law. answer >B.) The signer must pay the required fee for the
notarization even if the fee charged is less than the maximum fee allowed by law.
A notary working for a private employer is not required to always charge the
maximum fees allowed for notarial services: She may charge zero if she chooses.
The signer must always pay the required fee for notarization, even if the fee is
zero, and as long as it does not exceed the maximum notary fees allowed by law.
If the notary's journal is destroyed, the notary must: answer >Immediately notify
the Secretary of State and start a new journal.
ALL NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS %
CORRECT.
Which of the following items must be filed with the county clerk's office:
A.) An application for name change.
B.) An application for change of business or residence address.
C.) An application for appointment.
D.) A request for approval to notarize confidential marriages. answer >D.) A
request for approval to notarize confidential marriages.
A, B and C are filed with the Secretary of State's office.
If a notary is notarizing loan documents and the lender has pre-printed the
Borrowers' names on the notarial certificates contained within the loan
documents, which of the following statements is true:
A.) The notary may be prosecuted for fraud if he strikes, from a notarial
certificate, the name of a signer who did not personally appear before him.
B.) The Secretary of State may suspend the notary's commission if the notary
affixes his seal to an acknowledgment certificate that is not completely filled out
in the notary's own handwriting.
C.) The notary will not be subject to civil penalties if he signs each
acknowledgment certificate in his own handwriting.
D.) The notary may back-date the acknowledgment certificates if the borrowers
actually signed the loan documents the previous day. answer >C.) The notary will
not be subject to civil penalties if he signs each acknowledgment certificate in his
own handwriting.
,NOTARY
A notary must sign each notarial certificate in his own handwriting. If another
person signs a notary's name to a notarial certificate, that person may be guilty of
forgery.
Which of the following statements is true:?
A.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver his books and
records to the Secretary of State's office via certified mail within 30 days.
B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver his books and
records to the county clerk's office where his oath and bond are on file within 30
days.
C.) If a notary appointed to a military reservation has his employment there
terminated, the notary shall notify the Secretary of State's office within 30 days of
such termination.
D.) If a notary requests a duplicate seal certificate from the Secretary of State's
office because his seal was rendered unworkable, the Secretary of State shall
send the notary a new seal certificate of authorization within 30 days of receipt.
answer >B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver his books
and records to the county clerk's office where his oath and bond are on file within
30 days.
Notarial books and records must be delivered to the county clerk's office within
30 days. C is not true because the COMMANDING OFFICER, not the notary, must
notify the Secretary of State. D is not true because the Secretary of State sends
the new certificate of authorization within 5 days, not 30 days.
The Secretary of State's office need not be notified of which of the following:
A.) Immediately when a notary's journal and/or seal are lost or stolen.
B.) Within 30 days of a notary's change of business or residence address.
C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is stolen.
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D.) Within 10 days if the notary relinquishes his journal to a peace officer. answer
>C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is stolen.
A principal executes a trustee's deed and requests a subscribing witness present
the document for notarization. The notary personally knows a credible witness
who is used to properly identify the subscribing witness. Who must sign the
notary's journal? answer >The subscribing witness.
The subscribing witness must sign the notary's journal. The credible witness can
either sign the notary's journal or have his ID information recorded in the journal.
Sue is a notary public who works for a private employer during the day and
provides mobile notary services in the evening. If Sue notarizes one signature and
provides the signer with a certificate of acknowledgment, which of the following
is true:
A.) Under all circumstances the notary must charge $10 per signature.
B.) The signer must pay the required fee for the notarization even if the fee
charged is less than the maximum fee allowed by law.
C.) The signer may be liable for damages if he is not charged the maximum fee for
notarial services allowed by law.
D.) The notary may be liable for damages if she does not charge the maximum fee
allowed by law. answer >B.) The signer must pay the required fee for the
notarization even if the fee charged is less than the maximum fee allowed by law.
A notary working for a private employer is not required to always charge the
maximum fees allowed for notarial services: She may charge zero if she chooses.
The signer must always pay the required fee for notarization, even if the fee is
zero, and as long as it does not exceed the maximum notary fees allowed by law.
If the notary's journal is destroyed, the notary must: answer >Immediately notify
the Secretary of State and start a new journal.
