Notary Questions And Answers

Notary Questions And Answers
"X"j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
dojnotjtakejacknowledgementjofjpersonjsigningjbyj"X"junlessjyoujsawjhimjmakejsamejandjth
ejmarkjisjproperlyjwitnessed

acknowledgementj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Ajpartyjtojanjinstrumentjcannotjactjasjajnotaryjpublicjinjtakingjanjacknowledgementjtojthejinst
rument;jnotaryjpublicjmayjtakejanjacknowledgementjandjwitnessjsamejinstrument.jCertifica
tejofjacknowledgementjisjinsufficientjunlessjnotaryjstatesjcharacterjinjbodyjofjcertificatejorjaf
terjhisjsignature.

affidavitj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
anjaffidavitjisjajvoluntarilyjstatementjreducedjtojwriting,jsignedjbyjaffiant,jswornjtojbeforejsom
ejofficerjauthorizedjbyjlawjtojadministerjoathsjandjbyjhimjproperlyjattested.jNotaryjshouldjnotj
preparejsaidjdocument.

affirmationj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
ajformjofjanjaffidavitjinjajvoluntaryjstatementjreducedjtojwriting,jsignedjbyjthejaffiantjandjaffir
medjtojbejtruejbeforejsomejofficerjauthorizedjbyjlawjtojadministerjoathsjandjaffirmations,jand
jbyjhimjproperlyjattested;jusedjonlyjforjthosejwhojwilljnotjswearjtojGodjforjpersonaljreasons;j

mayjbejexpressedjinjfirstjorjthirdjperson.jMayjalsojgivenjorallyjbyjonejwhojisjaboutjtojtestifyjinj
anyjproceeding.

Affirmationj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Whenjreligiousjscruplesjpreventjswearingjorjtakingjoath,jaffirmationjmayjbejtakenjbyjNotaryji
njlieujofjoath

Appointmentj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Governorjmayjappointjandjcommissionjasjmanyjpersonsjasjhejconsidersjnecessaryjwhojarej
18+jcitizensjofjthejstate

authenticationj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
whenjdocumentjnotarizedjwilljbejusedjoutsidejofjthejState,jauthenticationjusuallyjrequired;jitji
sjajdeclarationj(certificate)jbyjthejClerkjofjthejCommonjPleasjCourtjthatjstatesjnotaryjisjprope
rlyjcommissionjandjisjattachedjtojandjforwardedjwithjthejnotarizedjform

billjofjsalej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
instrumentjwherebyjsellerjtransfersjtitle,jmustjbejsignedjbutjneedjnotjbejwitnessed/acknowle

, dged;jitsjisjlikejajcontractjforjsalejofjlandsj-
needjnotjbejrecordedjandjrecorderjwilljnotjacceptjsamejforjrecord

blanksj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
dojnotjtakejthejacknowledgementjofjanyjinstrumentjwhereinjblanksjarejleftjtojbejfilledjinjlater

certificationjofjaffidavitj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-failurejtojadministerjoathjorjaffirmationj-
jpunishablejbyj$100jfinejand/orjimprisonment,jnotjeligiblejforjreappointmentjforjthreejyears




chatteljmortgagej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-mortgagejonjmovablejproperty

Citizenj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-electorjqualifiedjtojvotejatjeveryjelectionjatjplacejofjresidence

contemptj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
refusaljtojbejsworn,jrefusaljtojattend,jrefusaljsubscribe,jrefusaljtojobeyjducesjtecumj(subpoe
najforjthejproductionjofjevidence)j-
jnotaryjvestedjbyjstatutejwithjpowersjtojimposejfinesjorjcommitjtojjailjajpositionjfoundjguilty;jsa

idjpowersjshouldjbejreservedjforjsituationsjwithjgreatjexigencyjwherejimmediatejenforceme
ntjrequired

Damagesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Notaryjpublicjisjliablejforjdamagesjtojpersonsjproximatelyjresultingjfromjanjincorrectjcertifica
tionjhejmakesjabsentjsatisfactoryjevidencejthereinjrequired

DepositjFeesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
swearingjwitnessj$1.00;jsubpoenaj50¢;jcertifyingjdepositionsj25¢jperj100jwords;jalsojtaxjth
ejcostsjofjsheriffjorjotherjservingjofficer

Depositionsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Notaryjmustjnotjbejrelatedjtojeitherjpartyjofjhavejanyjinterestjinjlitigation;jdutyjofjnotaryjtojsub
poenajwitnessjtojbejexamined;jsubpoenajservedjbyjsheriff,jcoroner,jconstable,jproofjofjservi
cejmadejbyjaffidavitjofjagent;jnojSundayjservice

dutiesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER--jadministerjoathsjandjacknowledgements
-jcertifyjacknowledgements
-jtakejandjcertifyjdepositionsjandjotherjinstrumentsjinjwriting
-jissuejsubpeonasjinjthejtakingjofjdepositions
-jtojreceive,jmakejandjrecordjnotarialjprotests

excessjfeesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
subjectjtojremovaljfromjofficejandjineligiblejforjreappointment

ExcessjFees/Dishonest/UnfaithfuljDischargej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Notaryjcharging/receivingjforjanjactjorjservicejdonejorjrenderedjbyjhimjajfeejgreaterjthanjthej
amountjprescribedjbyjlawjOrjwhojdishonestlyjorjunfaithfullyjdischargesjdutiesjasjnotaryjpubli