California Notary Exam questions and
answers
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? -
answer-2-4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California
must respond within how many days? - answer-5 days
Are death certificates notarized? - answer-No
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? - answer-Homestead
declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? -
answer-$10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is
up to ...? - answer-$1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is
punishable by a civil penalty up to - answer-$2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: - answer-Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05.
Your commission will expire: - answer-8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is - answer-$0
,A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the -
answer-Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of
the X signer - answer-One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within - answer-30 days
A commission is valid for ______ years: - answer-4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth - answer-$15,000
The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: -
answer-4 years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past - answer-5
years
Notary certificates are signed by - answer-notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam -
answer-Every 4 years
Notaries can withhold services - answer--When they employer limits
services to transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee - answer-KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? - answer-Power
of attorney and trust deed for real estate
,An affirmation is - answer-Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an
immigration c. consultant)
for per signature on a jurat? - answer-$10
How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application?
- answer-$10
How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney
notary? - answer-$10
Notaries obtain their seals from the - answer-approved vendors or
manufacturers
A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? - answer-Did you
sign as a witness? Did the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer
ask you to get the document notarized?
List notary actions - answer-Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office,
Acknowledgment
Credible witnesses must not - answer-have a financial interest in the
document
How much does a military notary charge? - answer-No fees
A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is -
answer-guilty of a misdemeanor
An employer of a notary can - answer-Copy Journal entries of business
generated documents in front of the notary
, A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days -
answer-15
The notary or security bond protects the: - answer-public
The only documents that do not require a seal are: - answer-Subdivision
maps
The county named in the Venue is where: - answer-The signer personally
appeared
If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed - answer-use
any finger, use left thumb, and make a note of the problem
A notary seal mustBe photographically reproducible and contain an
expiration date
Contain the state seal and "notary public"
Have a serrated or milled edge border - answer-know
The most frequently completed form is: - answer-the acknowledgment
Which items must always be put in the journal - answer-Date, time, type of
document, fees
The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to - answer-identify a
signer
Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary? - answer-To
view the making or the acknowledging of the mark
You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. What must be included
in your journal? - answer-Signer's driver's license number
Type of Document
Notary fee
answers
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? -
answer-2-4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California
must respond within how many days? - answer-5 days
Are death certificates notarized? - answer-No
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? - answer-Homestead
declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? -
answer-$10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is
up to ...? - answer-$1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is
punishable by a civil penalty up to - answer-$2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: - answer-Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05.
Your commission will expire: - answer-8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is - answer-$0
,A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the -
answer-Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of
the X signer - answer-One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within - answer-30 days
A commission is valid for ______ years: - answer-4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth - answer-$15,000
The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: -
answer-4 years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past - answer-5
years
Notary certificates are signed by - answer-notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam -
answer-Every 4 years
Notaries can withhold services - answer--When they employer limits
services to transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee - answer-KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? - answer-Power
of attorney and trust deed for real estate
,An affirmation is - answer-Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an
immigration c. consultant)
for per signature on a jurat? - answer-$10
How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application?
- answer-$10
How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney
notary? - answer-$10
Notaries obtain their seals from the - answer-approved vendors or
manufacturers
A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? - answer-Did you
sign as a witness? Did the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer
ask you to get the document notarized?
List notary actions - answer-Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office,
Acknowledgment
Credible witnesses must not - answer-have a financial interest in the
document
How much does a military notary charge? - answer-No fees
A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is -
answer-guilty of a misdemeanor
An employer of a notary can - answer-Copy Journal entries of business
generated documents in front of the notary
, A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days -
answer-15
The notary or security bond protects the: - answer-public
The only documents that do not require a seal are: - answer-Subdivision
maps
The county named in the Venue is where: - answer-The signer personally
appeared
If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed - answer-use
any finger, use left thumb, and make a note of the problem
A notary seal mustBe photographically reproducible and contain an
expiration date
Contain the state seal and "notary public"
Have a serrated or milled edge border - answer-know
The most frequently completed form is: - answer-the acknowledgment
Which items must always be put in the journal - answer-Date, time, type of
document, fees
The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to - answer-identify a
signer
Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary? - answer-To
view the making or the acknowledging of the mark
You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. What must be included
in your journal? - answer-Signer's driver's license number
Type of Document
Notary fee
