NOTARY
NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
ILLUSTRATED.
Where did notaries first originate? Where and when were they first used in
America? answer >>>>>The Roman Empire. New Haven, CT 1639.
Which states used notaries in the 17th century? Mass., NY, and VA.
In what century did states start enacting laws for appointing notaries, designating
fees, and defining territorial limits of their jurisdictions? answer >>>>>18th
Century
Originally, who oversaw certificates of appointment in GA until 1947? Who
assumed authority in 1997? Who is currently responsible for overseeing the
notary division and where are the commissions issued? answer >>>>>State
Librarian until 1947. SOS until 1997. The GA Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative
Authority (GSCCCA) is currently responsible for issuing commissions through each
county's Clerk of Superior Court.
What are the 5 basic qualifications to be a GA notary? answer >>>>>They must
be 18 years old, US citizen/legal resident, live in the county in which they're
appointed, have a phone number, and have the ability to read/write in English.
With the exception of applicants applying under the provisions of Code Section
45-17-17, the applicant shall submit proof to the Clerk of Superior Court that they
reside in the county in which they are applying in the form one of the following
, NOTARY
items: answer >>>>>GA Driver's License, US Passport, GA Voter ID Card, or other
valid ID by a local/state/US federal gov't.
According to GA law, who may be commissioned as a notary public? answer
>>>>>Any resident of a border state & who carries a business/profession in GA or
who is regularly employed in GA can be commissioned by the Clerk of Superior
Court of the county in which said profession/business or employment is located.
How many endorsers are needed for Cobb notary applicants? What must their
qualifications be? answer >>>>>Two are needed. They must be residents within
the county in which the applicant is applying, they must be 18 years old, they
cannot be related, and they must have known the applicant for at least a month.
What is asked of the endorsers? answer >>>>>They are asked to declare that the
applicant is a person
of integrity, good moral character, and capable of
performing notarial acts.
What 5 things must applicants declare? What does this include? answer >>>>>All
denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions or resignations of a notary
commission and all criminal convictions. This includes plea of nolo contendere,
except minor traffic violations.
What type of office is the office of notary public? Because of this, that means the
information in the application for appointment and commissioning is a matter of
what? answer >>>>>It is an office of public trust and a matter of public record.
Once the application is received by the Clerk of Superior Court, the Clerk has a
maximum of how many days in which to either grant/deny a
NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
ILLUSTRATED.
Where did notaries first originate? Where and when were they first used in
America? answer >>>>>The Roman Empire. New Haven, CT 1639.
Which states used notaries in the 17th century? Mass., NY, and VA.
In what century did states start enacting laws for appointing notaries, designating
fees, and defining territorial limits of their jurisdictions? answer >>>>>18th
Century
Originally, who oversaw certificates of appointment in GA until 1947? Who
assumed authority in 1997? Who is currently responsible for overseeing the
notary division and where are the commissions issued? answer >>>>>State
Librarian until 1947. SOS until 1997. The GA Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative
Authority (GSCCCA) is currently responsible for issuing commissions through each
county's Clerk of Superior Court.
What are the 5 basic qualifications to be a GA notary? answer >>>>>They must
be 18 years old, US citizen/legal resident, live in the county in which they're
appointed, have a phone number, and have the ability to read/write in English.
With the exception of applicants applying under the provisions of Code Section
45-17-17, the applicant shall submit proof to the Clerk of Superior Court that they
reside in the county in which they are applying in the form one of the following
, NOTARY
items: answer >>>>>GA Driver's License, US Passport, GA Voter ID Card, or other
valid ID by a local/state/US federal gov't.
According to GA law, who may be commissioned as a notary public? answer
>>>>>Any resident of a border state & who carries a business/profession in GA or
who is regularly employed in GA can be commissioned by the Clerk of Superior
Court of the county in which said profession/business or employment is located.
How many endorsers are needed for Cobb notary applicants? What must their
qualifications be? answer >>>>>Two are needed. They must be residents within
the county in which the applicant is applying, they must be 18 years old, they
cannot be related, and they must have known the applicant for at least a month.
What is asked of the endorsers? answer >>>>>They are asked to declare that the
applicant is a person
of integrity, good moral character, and capable of
performing notarial acts.
What 5 things must applicants declare? What does this include? answer >>>>>All
denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions or resignations of a notary
commission and all criminal convictions. This includes plea of nolo contendere,
except minor traffic violations.
What type of office is the office of notary public? Because of this, that means the
information in the application for appointment and commissioning is a matter of
what? answer >>>>>It is an office of public trust and a matter of public record.
Once the application is received by the Clerk of Superior Court, the Clerk has a
maximum of how many days in which to either grant/deny a
