CALIFORNIA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
CONTAINS QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWER
1. What forms of satisfactory evidence can you use to identify a signer for a
jurat?
A. One credible witness
B. Tribal ID
C. CA state driver's license, 3 years expired
D. All of the above
CORRECT ANSWER : D. All of the above.
,2. A Notary is prohibited from advertising his or her notarial
services under what circumstances?
A. The Notary is advertising in a foreign lang.
B. The Notary is an attorney
C. The Notary is an immigration specialist
D.The Notary is a private employee
CORRECT ANSWER : C. The Notary is an immigration specialist.
3. Which of the following statements describes a felony offense?
A. Knowingly making false statements in a notarial certificate
,B. Destruction, defacement, or concealment of Notary records or papers
C. Impersonating or acting as a Notary without a valid commission
D. Making a false statement to a Notary in relation to a grant deed
CORRECT ANSWER : D. Making a false statement to a Notary in relation to a
grant deed.
4. Your employer paid for your Notary commission and your bond.
She asks you to notarize only business documents while you are at work.
What type of provision is this CORRECT ANSWER : A Limited Service
Agreement
5. You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. Which
of the following must be included in your journal?
A. Signer's name
B. Signer's address
, C. Notary fee
D. Length of time you have known that
friend CORRECT ANSWER : C.
Notary fee
6. Karen needs to acknowledge her signature on a document. Upon
scanning the document, however, the Notary notices that the document is
missing a safe deposit box number. Since Karen was in a hurry, she left the
number at home. She assures the Notary that she will fill it in when she
gets home. Can the Notary notarize the document
CORRECT ANSWER : No, the document is incomplete.
7. An individual applied for a Notary commission, but the application
was denied. Which of the following was most likely the cause for denial?
A. The individual is not a U.S. citizen
CONTAINS QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWER
1. What forms of satisfactory evidence can you use to identify a signer for a
jurat?
A. One credible witness
B. Tribal ID
C. CA state driver's license, 3 years expired
D. All of the above
CORRECT ANSWER : D. All of the above.
,2. A Notary is prohibited from advertising his or her notarial
services under what circumstances?
A. The Notary is advertising in a foreign lang.
B. The Notary is an attorney
C. The Notary is an immigration specialist
D.The Notary is a private employee
CORRECT ANSWER : C. The Notary is an immigration specialist.
3. Which of the following statements describes a felony offense?
A. Knowingly making false statements in a notarial certificate
,B. Destruction, defacement, or concealment of Notary records or papers
C. Impersonating or acting as a Notary without a valid commission
D. Making a false statement to a Notary in relation to a grant deed
CORRECT ANSWER : D. Making a false statement to a Notary in relation to a
grant deed.
4. Your employer paid for your Notary commission and your bond.
She asks you to notarize only business documents while you are at work.
What type of provision is this CORRECT ANSWER : A Limited Service
Agreement
5. You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. Which
of the following must be included in your journal?
A. Signer's name
B. Signer's address
, C. Notary fee
D. Length of time you have known that
friend CORRECT ANSWER : C.
Notary fee
6. Karen needs to acknowledge her signature on a document. Upon
scanning the document, however, the Notary notices that the document is
missing a safe deposit box number. Since Karen was in a hurry, she left the
number at home. She assures the Notary that she will fill it in when she
gets home. Can the Notary notarize the document
CORRECT ANSWER : No, the document is incomplete.
7. An individual applied for a Notary commission, but the application
was denied. Which of the following was most likely the cause for denial?
A. The individual is not a U.S. citizen
