FLORIDA NOTARY CCORE MAIN EXAMS ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What items does notary seal have to include - ✔✔-words Notary Public
-notary's name
-commission expiration date
-county where oath and bond were filed
-commission number
-sequential ID number for seal
✔✔When may someone use an embosser seal - ✔✔if it is also inked
✔✔When is a seal not required - ✔✔acknowledgements on a CA subdivision map since
the material used for maps isnt compatible with inks
✔✔What is included in the acknowledgment of the map - ✔✔-Name
-county where notary's commission is
-expiration date
-signature goes above or adjacent to all this
✔✔What must happen if Seal's impression is not clear - ✔✔It should not be fixed.
Should instead attach a seperate notorial certificate
, ✔✔How long does notary have to notify SoS of lost stolen or damaged seals? -
✔✔immediate
✔✔Who is able to destroy the notary's seal - ✔✔The notary public or his representative
✔✔Can a notary notarize a document written in foreign language they are not familiar
with? - ✔✔Yes.
✔✔What is the procedure / requirement for notarizing a document in another language
that notary isnt familiar with - ✔✔-Notary must be able to communicate with the signer
-swear or affirm the contents of affidavit
✔✔Can an interpreter be used? - ✔✔NO. Should refer customer to another notary if
they cannot communicate
✔✔What is the journal entry for a document in a foreign language that the notary cannot
identify - ✔✔"Document in a foreign language"
✔✔What consititutes satisfactory evidence - ✔✔1- paper identification documents
meeting certain reqs
2-oath of single credible witness
3-oath of two credible witnesses
✔✔What kinds of paper documents qualify as proper identification - ✔✔-DMV license
-US passport
-Passport issued by foreign county
-drivers licensees issued in Canada or Mexico (NOT ID CARDS FROM THESE
COUNTRIES MUST BE DRIVERS LICENSE)
-Military ID
-Inmate ID card if still in custody
-CA state/county/city employee ID card
✔✔When should a notary use a credible witness - ✔✔-when there are not other ways to
identify the signer
✔✔Who needs to know who in order to use credible witness? - ✔✔Notary public must
PERSONALLY know the credible witness. The credible witness must personally know
the signer. Credible witness must present proper ID
✔✔What must a notary do after identifying a credible witness? - ✔✔Administer an oath
or affirmation to the credible witness who establishes the identity of the signer
✔✔What must the credible witness swear to under oath - ✔✔-signer is the person
named in the document
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What items does notary seal have to include - ✔✔-words Notary Public
-notary's name
-commission expiration date
-county where oath and bond were filed
-commission number
-sequential ID number for seal
✔✔When may someone use an embosser seal - ✔✔if it is also inked
✔✔When is a seal not required - ✔✔acknowledgements on a CA subdivision map since
the material used for maps isnt compatible with inks
✔✔What is included in the acknowledgment of the map - ✔✔-Name
-county where notary's commission is
-expiration date
-signature goes above or adjacent to all this
✔✔What must happen if Seal's impression is not clear - ✔✔It should not be fixed.
Should instead attach a seperate notorial certificate
, ✔✔How long does notary have to notify SoS of lost stolen or damaged seals? -
✔✔immediate
✔✔Who is able to destroy the notary's seal - ✔✔The notary public or his representative
✔✔Can a notary notarize a document written in foreign language they are not familiar
with? - ✔✔Yes.
✔✔What is the procedure / requirement for notarizing a document in another language
that notary isnt familiar with - ✔✔-Notary must be able to communicate with the signer
-swear or affirm the contents of affidavit
✔✔Can an interpreter be used? - ✔✔NO. Should refer customer to another notary if
they cannot communicate
✔✔What is the journal entry for a document in a foreign language that the notary cannot
identify - ✔✔"Document in a foreign language"
✔✔What consititutes satisfactory evidence - ✔✔1- paper identification documents
meeting certain reqs
2-oath of single credible witness
3-oath of two credible witnesses
✔✔What kinds of paper documents qualify as proper identification - ✔✔-DMV license
-US passport
-Passport issued by foreign county
-drivers licensees issued in Canada or Mexico (NOT ID CARDS FROM THESE
COUNTRIES MUST BE DRIVERS LICENSE)
-Military ID
-Inmate ID card if still in custody
-CA state/county/city employee ID card
✔✔When should a notary use a credible witness - ✔✔-when there are not other ways to
identify the signer
✔✔Who needs to know who in order to use credible witness? - ✔✔Notary public must
PERSONALLY know the credible witness. The credible witness must personally know
the signer. Credible witness must present proper ID
✔✔What must a notary do after identifying a credible witness? - ✔✔Administer an oath
or affirmation to the credible witness who establishes the identity of the signer
✔✔What must the credible witness swear to under oath - ✔✔-signer is the person
named in the document
