FLORIDA NOTARY LATEST EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What must a notary public do if they wish to resign their commission? - ✔✔Send a
signed letter of resignation to the Governor and return their certificate.
✔✔What is the role of the Secretary of State regarding a notary's authority? - ✔✔To
certify the notary's authority.
✔✔What is the penalty for not reporting a change in criminal record? - ✔✔It can lead to
suspension or revocation of the notary's commission.
✔✔What is the role of a notary public regarding oaths? - ✔✔A notary public may
administer an oath and certify it when necessary for the execution of a document.
✔✔Can a notary public take an acknowledgment instead of an oath? - ✔✔No, a notary
public may not take an acknowledgment in lieu of an oath if an oath is required.
✔✔What types of documents can a notary public acknowledge? - ✔✔A notary public
can take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments for record.
✔✔What authority does a notary public have regarding marriages? - ✔✔A notary public
is authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony.
, ✔✔What is the maximum fee a notary public can charge for notarial acts? - ✔✔The fee
may not exceed $10 for any one notarial act, except for solemnizing marriages.
✔✔Is it lawful for a notary public to notarize their own signature? - ✔✔No, it is unlawful
for a notary public to notarize their own signature.
✔✔What must a notary public do if their official seal is lost or stolen? - ✔✔They must
immediately notify the Department of State or the Governor in writing.
✔✔What elements must a jurat or notarial certificate contain? - ✔✔It must include the
venue, type of notarial act, date, name of the signer, and notary's signature and seal.
✔✔What is required for a notary public to notarize a signature? - ✔✔The notary must
personally know the signer or have satisfactory evidence of their identity.
✔✔What does 'satisfactory evidence' mean in the context of notarization? - ✔✔It means
having no information that would lead a reasonable person to doubt the signer's identity,
along with acceptable forms of ID.
✔✔What types of identification can a notary public accept? - ✔✔A Florida ID, U.S.
passport, foreign passport with INS stamp, or other government-issued IDs are
acceptable.
✔✔What is the consequence of unlawfully possessing a notary public seal? - ✔✔It is a
misdemeanor of the second degree.
✔✔What must a notary public do when notarizing a document? - ✔✔They must
complete a jurat or notarial certificate in the required format.
✔✔What is the requirement for a notary public's seal? - ✔✔The seal must be a rubber
stamp including specific information like the notary's name and commission expiration.
✔✔What happens if a notary public's term extends beyond January 1, 1992? - ✔✔They
are required to use a rubber stamp type seal upon reappointment after that date.
✔✔What is the penalty for a notary public who violates their commission regulations? -
✔✔Violations can result in being guilty of a felony of the third degree.
✔✔What is the definition of 'personally knows' for a notary public? - ✔✔It means having
an acquaintance that establishes the individual's identity with reasonable certainty.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What must a notary public do if they wish to resign their commission? - ✔✔Send a
signed letter of resignation to the Governor and return their certificate.
✔✔What is the role of the Secretary of State regarding a notary's authority? - ✔✔To
certify the notary's authority.
✔✔What is the penalty for not reporting a change in criminal record? - ✔✔It can lead to
suspension or revocation of the notary's commission.
✔✔What is the role of a notary public regarding oaths? - ✔✔A notary public may
administer an oath and certify it when necessary for the execution of a document.
✔✔Can a notary public take an acknowledgment instead of an oath? - ✔✔No, a notary
public may not take an acknowledgment in lieu of an oath if an oath is required.
✔✔What types of documents can a notary public acknowledge? - ✔✔A notary public
can take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments for record.
✔✔What authority does a notary public have regarding marriages? - ✔✔A notary public
is authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony.
, ✔✔What is the maximum fee a notary public can charge for notarial acts? - ✔✔The fee
may not exceed $10 for any one notarial act, except for solemnizing marriages.
✔✔Is it lawful for a notary public to notarize their own signature? - ✔✔No, it is unlawful
for a notary public to notarize their own signature.
✔✔What must a notary public do if their official seal is lost or stolen? - ✔✔They must
immediately notify the Department of State or the Governor in writing.
✔✔What elements must a jurat or notarial certificate contain? - ✔✔It must include the
venue, type of notarial act, date, name of the signer, and notary's signature and seal.
✔✔What is required for a notary public to notarize a signature? - ✔✔The notary must
personally know the signer or have satisfactory evidence of their identity.
✔✔What does 'satisfactory evidence' mean in the context of notarization? - ✔✔It means
having no information that would lead a reasonable person to doubt the signer's identity,
along with acceptable forms of ID.
✔✔What types of identification can a notary public accept? - ✔✔A Florida ID, U.S.
passport, foreign passport with INS stamp, or other government-issued IDs are
acceptable.
✔✔What is the consequence of unlawfully possessing a notary public seal? - ✔✔It is a
misdemeanor of the second degree.
✔✔What must a notary public do when notarizing a document? - ✔✔They must
complete a jurat or notarial certificate in the required format.
✔✔What is the requirement for a notary public's seal? - ✔✔The seal must be a rubber
stamp including specific information like the notary's name and commission expiration.
✔✔What happens if a notary public's term extends beyond January 1, 1992? - ✔✔They
are required to use a rubber stamp type seal upon reappointment after that date.
✔✔What is the penalty for a notary public who violates their commission regulations? -
✔✔Violations can result in being guilty of a felony of the third degree.
✔✔What is the definition of 'personally knows' for a notary public? - ✔✔It means having
an acquaintance that establishes the individual's identity with reasonable certainty.
