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California Notary Practice Exam ACTUAL EXAM WITH REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST |GUARANTEED A+ If you fail to file the oath and bond on time: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Your commission is void b. You must pay $20 to reapply c. You must complete a new application d. All of the above Answer: d. All of the above A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam: - CORRECT ANSWER Every 4 years The fine for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or name change is: - CORRECT ANSWER $500 Notaries can withhold services: - CORRECT ANSWER a. When their employer limits services to transactions related to the employer's business b. When a document is incomplete c. When they believe someone does not understand what they are signing d. All of the above Answer: d. All of the above Which is the true statement? - CORRECT ANSWER a. It is the notary's duty to draft power of attorney, mortgages and deeds when requested b. A notary does not have to charge a fee c. Holographic wills must be notarized to be valid d. Holographic wills are typewritten Answer: b. A notary does not have to charge a fee A notary may: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Notarize a document in a foreign language b. Not notarize documents that he or she will sign as corporate officers

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California Notary Practice Exam ACTUAL EXAM WITH REAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) LATEST |GUARANTEED A+



If you fail to file the oath and bond on time: - CORRECT ANSWER a.
Your commission is void
b. You must pay $20 to reapply
c. You must complete a new application
d. All of the above

Answer:
d. All of the above

A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam: -
CORRECT ANSWER Every 4 years

The fine for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address
or name change is: - CORRECT ANSWER $500

Notaries can withhold services: - CORRECT ANSWER a. When their
employer limits services to transactions related to the employer's
business

b. When a document is incomplete

c. When they believe someone does not understand what they are
signing

d. All of the above

Answer:
d. All of the above

,Which is the true statement? - CORRECT ANSWER a. It is the notary's
duty to draft power of attorney, mortgages and deeds when requested

b. A notary does not have to charge a fee

c. Holographic wills must be notarized to be valid

d. Holographic wills are typewritten

Answer:
b. A notary does not have to charge a fee

A notary may: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Notarize a document in a
foreign language

b. Not notarize documents that he or she will sign as corporate
officers

c. Notarize relative's documents

d. All of the above

Answer:
d. All of the above

Signers of the following documents must leave a right thumbprint: -
CORRECT ANSWER a. Homestead Declaration
b. Power of Attorney
c. Trust Deed for real estate
d. b & c

Answer:
d. b & c

A notary is obligated to: - CORRECT ANSWER Reimburse a surety
company for bond funds paid out

,An affirmation is: - CORRECT ANSWER Legal equivalent of an oath
but has no referral to a Supreme Being

A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration
consultant) may charge up to $10 for: - CORRECT ANSWER a.
Completing a person's immigration application
b. Oaths and affirmation
c. Per signature on a Jurat
d. All of the above

Answer:
d. All of the above

A notary may not notarize: - CORRECT ANSWER When they are a
mortgagor in a transaction

For a first-time applicant to get a commission they: - CORRECT
ANSWER a. Must pass an exam
b. Be fingerprinted
c. Be at least 18 years of age
d. All of the above

Answer:
d. All of the above

A certificate of authorization may be gotten: - CORRECT ANSWER
From the Secretary of State

Satisfactory evidence of identity means relying on either: - CORRECT
ANSWER a. ID cards
b. Credible identifying witnesses
c. Business card photos
d. a and b

Answer:
d. a and b

, A California Notary may: - CORRECT ANSWER Take depositions and
affidavits
Requirement for becoming a California Notary Public - CORRECT
ANSWER Be a legal resident of California

Your jurisdiction as a Notary Public - CORRECT ANSWER The county
in which you live

Possible penalty for committing perjury - CORRECT ANSWER Any of
the above

Days to take your oath of office after commencement date - CORRECT
ANSWER 10 days

Response time for new Certificate of Authorization - CORRECT
ANSWER 30 days

Agency that gives you the new certificate - CORRECT ANSWER
Secretary of State

Using the words notario publico - CORRECT ANSWER Is prohibited

Guilt for notarizing a fraudulent document - CORRECT ANSWER
Felony

Death Certificates - CORRECT ANSWER Are not notarized

Subscribing witness can bring you a - CORRECT ANSWER Quit Claim
Deed

Penalty for stating a known false fact as true - CORRECT ANSWER
$10,000

Two credible witnesses - CORRECT ANSWER Must be over 21

Officially becoming a notary - CORRECT ANSWER When your oath
and bond are filed

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