Section 3. Governing Laws, Principles,
and Ethics
A Notary Signing Agent may "work around" his state notary laws once in a while to
complete a signing in a timely manner. - answer False
For a Notary Public, ethical behavior is that which conforms to the professional
standards and legal requirements of the office. - answer True
A Notary Public must act with complete impartiality, free from any conflict of interest. -
answer True
When a borrower signs your record book or journal, you must cover any entries that
pertain to another customer to keep the other customer's personal information
confidential. - answer True
Occasionally, a Notary Signing Agent must stop a document signing and notarization
solely because of his or her personal objections to a document's content or purpose. -
answer False
A Notary Public must never translate "Notary Public" into another language because the
translated term is misleading to persons of other countries or backgrounds. -
answerTrue
An ethical Notary Signing Agent will never provide advice, observations, opinions or
information that exceed the limits of the Notary's authority. - answer True
An ethical Notary Signing Agent would only disclose details of a signing transaction to
persons associated with the transaction and authorized to have the information, unless
compelled to do otherwise by law enforcement, a court or the Notary's state
commissioning officer. - answerTrue
If a Notary Signing Agent realizes a transaction has really favorable terms for the
borrower, he or she may carefully encourage the borrower to complete a document
signing. - answerFalse
Because it is so important to close on the appointed day, a Notary Signing Agent must
avoid declining to perform a notarial act on a document in the loan package, even if the
act cannot be performed without violating the Notary's state law or rules. - answerFalse
and Ethics
A Notary Signing Agent may "work around" his state notary laws once in a while to
complete a signing in a timely manner. - answer False
For a Notary Public, ethical behavior is that which conforms to the professional
standards and legal requirements of the office. - answer True
A Notary Public must act with complete impartiality, free from any conflict of interest. -
answer True
When a borrower signs your record book or journal, you must cover any entries that
pertain to another customer to keep the other customer's personal information
confidential. - answer True
Occasionally, a Notary Signing Agent must stop a document signing and notarization
solely because of his or her personal objections to a document's content or purpose. -
answer False
A Notary Public must never translate "Notary Public" into another language because the
translated term is misleading to persons of other countries or backgrounds. -
answerTrue
An ethical Notary Signing Agent will never provide advice, observations, opinions or
information that exceed the limits of the Notary's authority. - answer True
An ethical Notary Signing Agent would only disclose details of a signing transaction to
persons associated with the transaction and authorized to have the information, unless
compelled to do otherwise by law enforcement, a court or the Notary's state
commissioning officer. - answerTrue
If a Notary Signing Agent realizes a transaction has really favorable terms for the
borrower, he or she may carefully encourage the borrower to complete a document
signing. - answerFalse
Because it is so important to close on the appointed day, a Notary Signing Agent must
avoid declining to perform a notarial act on a document in the loan package, even if the
act cannot be performed without violating the Notary's state law or rules. - answerFalse