All Notary Test Answers
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Which of the following items must be filed with the county cle
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rk's office: ,./
A.) An application for name change.
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B.) An application for change of business or residence address.
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C.) An application for appointment.
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D.) A request for approval to notarize confidential marriages. -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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D.) A request for approval to notarize confidential marriages.
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A, B and C are filed with the Secretary of State's office.
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If a notary is notarizing loan documents and the lender has pre-
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printed the Borrowers' names on the notarial certificates contai
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ned within the loan documents, which of the following stateme
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nts is true: ,./ ,./
A.) The notary may be prosecuted for fraud if he strikes, from
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a notarial certificate, the name of a signer who did not personal
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ly appear before him.
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B.) The Secretary of State may suspend the notary's commissio
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n if the notary affixes his seal to an acknowledgment certificate
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, that is not completely filled out in the notary's own handwritin
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g.
C.) The notary will not be subject to civil penalties if he signs
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each acknowledgment certificate in his own handwriting.
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D.) The notary may back-
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date the acknowledgment certificates if the borrowers actually s
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igned the loan documents the previous day. - correct answer ✔
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✔
C.) The notary will not be subject to civil penalties if he sign
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s each acknowledgment certificate in his own handwriting.
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A notary must sign each notarial certificate in his own handwri
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ting. If another person signs a notary's name to a notarial certifi
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cate, that person may be guilty of forgery.
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Which of the following statements is true:,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
A.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver
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his books and records to the Secretary of State's office via certi
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fied mail within 30 days.
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B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver
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his books and records to the county clerk's office where his oat
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h and bond are on file within 30 days.
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,C.) If a notary appointed to a military reservation has his empl
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oyment there terminated, the notary shall notify the Secretary o
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f State's office within 30 days of such termination.
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D.) If a notary requests a duplicate seal certificate from the Sec
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retary of State's office because his seal was rendered unworkab
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le, the Secretary of State shall send the notary a new seal certifi
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cate of authorization within 30 days of receipt. -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall delive
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r his books and records to the county clerk's office where his o
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ath and bond are on file within 30 days.
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Notarial books and records must be delivered to the county cler
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k's office within 30 days. C is not true because the COMMAN
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DING OFFICER, not the notary, must notify the Secretary of S
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tate. D is not true because the Secretary of State sends the new
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certificate of authorization within 5 days, not 30 days. ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
The Secretary of State's office need not be notified of which of
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the following:
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A.) Immediately when a notary's journal and/or seal are lost or
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stolen.
B.) Within 30 days of a notary's change of business or residenc
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e address.
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, C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is st
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olen.
D.) Within 10 days if the notary relinquishes his journal to a pe
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ace officer. - correct answer ✔ ✔
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C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is
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stolen.
A principal executes a trustee's deed and requests a subscribing
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witness present the document for notarization. The notary pers
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onally knows a credible witness who is used to properly identif
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y the subscribing witness. Who must sign the notary's journal?
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- correct answer ✔ ✔ The subscribing witness.
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The subcribing witness must sign the notary's journal. The cred
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ible witness can either sign the notary's journal or have his ID i
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nformation recorded in the journal. ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
Sue is a notary public who works for a private employer during
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the day and provides mobile notary services in the evening. If
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Sue notarizes one signature and provides the signer with a certi
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ficate of acknowledgment, which of the following is true:
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A.) Under all circumstances the notary must charge $10 per sig
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nature.
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Which of the following items must be filed with the county cle
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rk's office: ,./
A.) An application for name change.
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B.) An application for change of business or residence address.
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C.) An application for appointment.
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D.) A request for approval to notarize confidential marriages. -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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D.) A request for approval to notarize confidential marriages.
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A, B and C are filed with the Secretary of State's office.
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If a notary is notarizing loan documents and the lender has pre-
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printed the Borrowers' names on the notarial certificates contai
,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
ned within the loan documents, which of the following stateme
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nts is true: ,./ ,./
A.) The notary may be prosecuted for fraud if he strikes, from
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a notarial certificate, the name of a signer who did not personal
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ly appear before him.
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B.) The Secretary of State may suspend the notary's commissio
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n if the notary affixes his seal to an acknowledgment certificate
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, that is not completely filled out in the notary's own handwritin
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g.
C.) The notary will not be subject to civil penalties if he signs
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each acknowledgment certificate in his own handwriting.
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D.) The notary may back-
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date the acknowledgment certificates if the borrowers actually s
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igned the loan documents the previous day. - correct answer ✔
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✔
C.) The notary will not be subject to civil penalties if he sign
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s each acknowledgment certificate in his own handwriting.
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A notary must sign each notarial certificate in his own handwri
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ting. If another person signs a notary's name to a notarial certifi
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cate, that person may be guilty of forgery.
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Which of the following statements is true:,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
A.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver
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his books and records to the Secretary of State's office via certi
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fied mail within 30 days.
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B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall deliver
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his books and records to the county clerk's office where his oat
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h and bond are on file within 30 days.
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,C.) If a notary appointed to a military reservation has his empl
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oyment there terminated, the notary shall notify the Secretary o
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f State's office within 30 days of such termination.
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D.) If a notary requests a duplicate seal certificate from the Sec
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retary of State's office because his seal was rendered unworkab
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le, the Secretary of State shall send the notary a new seal certifi
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cate of authorization within 30 days of receipt. -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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B.) If a notary resigns his commission, the notary shall delive
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r his books and records to the county clerk's office where his o
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ath and bond are on file within 30 days.
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Notarial books and records must be delivered to the county cler
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k's office within 30 days. C is not true because the COMMAN
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DING OFFICER, not the notary, must notify the Secretary of S
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tate. D is not true because the Secretary of State sends the new
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certificate of authorization within 5 days, not 30 days. ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
The Secretary of State's office need not be notified of which of
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the following:
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A.) Immediately when a notary's journal and/or seal are lost or
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stolen.
B.) Within 30 days of a notary's change of business or residenc
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e address.
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, C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is st
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olen.
D.) Within 10 days if the notary relinquishes his journal to a pe
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ace officer. - correct answer ✔ ✔
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C.) Immediately when a notary's biometric thumbprint pad is
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stolen.
A principal executes a trustee's deed and requests a subscribing
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witness present the document for notarization. The notary pers
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onally knows a credible witness who is used to properly identif
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y the subscribing witness. Who must sign the notary's journal?
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- correct answer ✔ ✔ The subscribing witness.
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The subcribing witness must sign the notary's journal. The cred
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ible witness can either sign the notary's journal or have his ID i
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nformation recorded in the journal. ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./
Sue is a notary public who works for a private employer during
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the day and provides mobile notary services in the evening. If
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Sue notarizes one signature and provides the signer with a certi
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ficate of acknowledgment, which of the following is true:
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A.) Under all circumstances the notary must charge $10 per sig
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nature.
