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if the person for whom the electronic notarial act is being performed is identified by personal
knowledge the notarial act must include ... - correct answer an explanation as to how you know
the person and how long you have known the person
Accredited immigration representative (AIR) - correct answer A non-profit organization
recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(a) and employees of
those organizations accredited under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(d).
Acknowledgment - correct answer A declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that
the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated therein. If the record is signed in a
representative capacity, the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as
the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.
Audio-video communication - correct answer A form of communication by which a person is
able to see, hear, and communicate with another person in real time using electronic means.
Communication Technology - correct answer An electronic device or process that allows a
notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other
simultaneously by audio-video communication.
Credential - correct answer A tangible record evidencing the identity of a person, including a
valid, unexpired identification card or other document issued by the federal government or any
state government that contains the photograph and signature of the principal.
Digital certificate - correct answer A computer-based record or electronic file used by a notary
public, or applicant for commission as an electronic notary public, for the purpose of creating
an official electronic signature. The digital certificate shall be kept in the exclusive control of the
electronic notary public.
Dynamic knowledge-based authentication assessment (DKBA) - correct answer An identity
assessment that is based on a set of questions formulated from public or private data sources
for which the person taking the assessment has not previously provided an answer that meets
any rules adopted by the secretary of state.
Electronic - correct answer Of or relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic,
wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
Electronic document - correct answer Information that is created, generated, sent,
communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.
Electronic notarial act - correct answer An act that an electronic notary public is authorized to
perform. The term includes:
1. Taking an acknowledgment.
2. Administering an oath or affirmation.
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3. Executing a jurat.
3. Certifying a true and correct copy.
4. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by statute.
Electronic notarial certificate - correct answer The portion of a notarized electronic document
that is completed by an online notary public and contains the following:
1. The electronic notary public's electronic signature, electronic seal, title, and commission
expiration date.
2. Other required information concerning the date and placement of the electronic
notarization.
3. The facts attested to or certified by the electronic notary public in the particular notarization.
4. An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of an:
- acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or
attestation that is completed remotely by an electronic notary public and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature, electronic seal, title and commission,
and expiration date.
• Contains other required information concerning the date and place of the electronic
notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath
or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment, oath, or affirmation appeared.
An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of an: - correct answer 1. acknowledgment
2. jurat
3. verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation that is completed
remotely by an electronic notary public and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature, electronic seal, title and commission,
and expiration date.
• Contains other required information concerning the date and place of the electronic
notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath
or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment, oath, or affirmation appeared.
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Electronic notarization system: - correct answer A set of applications, programs, hardware,
software, or technology enabling an electronic notary to perform electronic notarial acts
through audio-video communication.
Electronic notary public: - correct answer A person commissioned by the Illinois Secretary of
State to perform electronic notarial acts.
Electronic presentation: - correct answer The transmission of a quality image of a government-
issued identification credential to an electronic notary public through communication
technology for the purpose of enabling the electronic notary public to identify the person
appearing before them and to perform a credential analysis.
Electronic record - correct answer A record created, generated, sent, communicated, received,
or stored by electronic means.
Electronic seal - correct answer Information within a notarized electronic document that
includes:
the names, commission number, jurisdiction, and expiration date of the commission of an
electronic notary public and generally includes the information required to be set forth in a
mechanical stamp under 5 ILCS 312/3-101(b-5).
Electronic signature - correct answer The official signature of the commissioned notary that is
on file with the Illinois Secretary of State and has been reduced to an electronic format that
may be attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by an
individual with the intent to sign the record.
Identity proofing: - correct answer A process or service operating according to criteria approved
by the secretary of state through which a third person affirms the identity of an individual
through review of personal information from public and proprietary data sources, including:
1. by means of dynamic knowledge-based authentication, such as a review of personal
information from public or proprietary data sources; or
2. by means of analysis of biometric data, such as facial recognition, voiceprint analysis, or
fingerprint analysis.
In a representative capacity: - correct answer means...
1. for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, as an authorized
officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative;
2. as a public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative, in the capacity
recited in the instrument;
as an attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
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3. in any other capacity as an authorized representative of another
In the presence of / appear before... - correct answer Refers to:
1. Being in the same physical location as another person and close enough to see, hear, speak
to, and exchange credentials with that person.
2. Being in a different physical location from another person, but able to see, hear, and
communicate with the person by means of audio-video communication that meets any rules
adopted by the Illinois Secretary of State.
Notarial act - correct answer An act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic
record, that a notary public, a remote notary public, or an electronic notary public may perform
under the laws of Illinois.
- -> "Notary acts" include:
1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on oath or affirmation
4. witnessing or attesting a signature
5. certifying or attesting a copy,
6. noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
Notary Acts include... - correct answer 1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on oath or affirmation (jurat)
4. witnessing or attesting a signature
5. certifying or attesting a copy,
6. noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
Notary public or notary: - correct answer An individual commissioned to perform notarial acts.
A notary public is a person of proven integrity appointed and commissioned by the Illinois
Secretary of State to serve the public as a third-party impartial witness when taking
acknowledgments, witnessing or attesting signatures, administering oaths or affirmations,
taking verification upon oath or affirmation (jurats), and performing other acts authorized by
law.
if the person for whom the electronic notarial act is being performed is identified by personal
knowledge the notarial act must include ... - correct answer an explanation as to how you know
the person and how long you have known the person
Accredited immigration representative (AIR) - correct answer A non-profit organization
recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(a) and employees of
those organizations accredited under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(d).
Acknowledgment - correct answer A declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that
the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated therein. If the record is signed in a
representative capacity, the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as
the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.
Audio-video communication - correct answer A form of communication by which a person is
able to see, hear, and communicate with another person in real time using electronic means.
Communication Technology - correct answer An electronic device or process that allows a
notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other
simultaneously by audio-video communication.
Credential - correct answer A tangible record evidencing the identity of a person, including a
valid, unexpired identification card or other document issued by the federal government or any
state government that contains the photograph and signature of the principal.
Digital certificate - correct answer A computer-based record or electronic file used by a notary
public, or applicant for commission as an electronic notary public, for the purpose of creating
an official electronic signature. The digital certificate shall be kept in the exclusive control of the
electronic notary public.
Dynamic knowledge-based authentication assessment (DKBA) - correct answer An identity
assessment that is based on a set of questions formulated from public or private data sources
for which the person taking the assessment has not previously provided an answer that meets
any rules adopted by the secretary of state.
Electronic - correct answer Of or relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic,
wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
Electronic document - correct answer Information that is created, generated, sent,
communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.
Electronic notarial act - correct answer An act that an electronic notary public is authorized to
perform. The term includes:
1. Taking an acknowledgment.
2. Administering an oath or affirmation.
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3. Executing a jurat.
3. Certifying a true and correct copy.
4. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by statute.
Electronic notarial certificate - correct answer The portion of a notarized electronic document
that is completed by an online notary public and contains the following:
1. The electronic notary public's electronic signature, electronic seal, title, and commission
expiration date.
2. Other required information concerning the date and placement of the electronic
notarization.
3. The facts attested to or certified by the electronic notary public in the particular notarization.
4. An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of an:
- acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or
attestation that is completed remotely by an electronic notary public and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature, electronic seal, title and commission,
and expiration date.
• Contains other required information concerning the date and place of the electronic
notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath
or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment, oath, or affirmation appeared.
An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of an: - correct answer 1. acknowledgment
2. jurat
3. verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation that is completed
remotely by an electronic notary public and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature, electronic seal, title and commission,
and expiration date.
• Contains other required information concerning the date and place of the electronic
notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath
or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment, oath, or affirmation appeared.
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Electronic notarization system: - correct answer A set of applications, programs, hardware,
software, or technology enabling an electronic notary to perform electronic notarial acts
through audio-video communication.
Electronic notary public: - correct answer A person commissioned by the Illinois Secretary of
State to perform electronic notarial acts.
Electronic presentation: - correct answer The transmission of a quality image of a government-
issued identification credential to an electronic notary public through communication
technology for the purpose of enabling the electronic notary public to identify the person
appearing before them and to perform a credential analysis.
Electronic record - correct answer A record created, generated, sent, communicated, received,
or stored by electronic means.
Electronic seal - correct answer Information within a notarized electronic document that
includes:
the names, commission number, jurisdiction, and expiration date of the commission of an
electronic notary public and generally includes the information required to be set forth in a
mechanical stamp under 5 ILCS 312/3-101(b-5).
Electronic signature - correct answer The official signature of the commissioned notary that is
on file with the Illinois Secretary of State and has been reduced to an electronic format that
may be attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by an
individual with the intent to sign the record.
Identity proofing: - correct answer A process or service operating according to criteria approved
by the secretary of state through which a third person affirms the identity of an individual
through review of personal information from public and proprietary data sources, including:
1. by means of dynamic knowledge-based authentication, such as a review of personal
information from public or proprietary data sources; or
2. by means of analysis of biometric data, such as facial recognition, voiceprint analysis, or
fingerprint analysis.
In a representative capacity: - correct answer means...
1. for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, as an authorized
officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative;
2. as a public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative, in the capacity
recited in the instrument;
as an attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
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3. in any other capacity as an authorized representative of another
In the presence of / appear before... - correct answer Refers to:
1. Being in the same physical location as another person and close enough to see, hear, speak
to, and exchange credentials with that person.
2. Being in a different physical location from another person, but able to see, hear, and
communicate with the person by means of audio-video communication that meets any rules
adopted by the Illinois Secretary of State.
Notarial act - correct answer An act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic
record, that a notary public, a remote notary public, or an electronic notary public may perform
under the laws of Illinois.
- -> "Notary acts" include:
1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on oath or affirmation
4. witnessing or attesting a signature
5. certifying or attesting a copy,
6. noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
Notary Acts include... - correct answer 1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on oath or affirmation (jurat)
4. witnessing or attesting a signature
5. certifying or attesting a copy,
6. noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
Notary public or notary: - correct answer An individual commissioned to perform notarial acts.
A notary public is a person of proven integrity appointed and commissioned by the Illinois
Secretary of State to serve the public as a third-party impartial witness when taking
acknowledgments, witnessing or attesting signatures, administering oaths or affirmations,
taking verification upon oath or affirmation (jurats), and performing other acts authorized by
law.
