NEVADA NOTARY EXAM SCRIPT 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔four fines listed at 750 - ✔✔1. negligent failure to discharge fully and faithfully any of
the duties required by notary
2. charging more than the fees prescribed by law
3. failure to complete the ack at the time of notary's signature and seal are affixed to doc
4. failure to administger the oath or affirmation as required by law.
✔✔what 2 violations incur prison charges - ✔✔1. forgery
2. perjury
✔✔Basic Requirements for becoming notary 6 - ✔✔1. Resident of California
2. At least 18 years old
3. Able to read, write, and understand English
4. Complete a Secretary of State-approved six-hour notary course
5. Pass the written state-administered notary public exam
6. Pass a background check
✔✔To become appointed as a notary, all applicants must: - ✔✔1. Complete a six-hour
Secretary of State-approved six-hour notary course
2. Receive a proof of completion certificate
✔✔how long does commission last - ✔✔4 years
✔✔Law requires Notary Public to file official $15,000.00 Surety Bond. what is purpose
of bond - ✔✔Purpose of bond is to protect the public, not the notary
2. The bond provides a limited fund for paying claims against a notary public
✔✔Required materials/supplies to be furnished by notary - ✔✔1. Journal to record
notary acts
2. Notary seal (purchased from approved seal manufacturer)
✔✔what is the optional insurance a notary can get - ✔✔errors and ommissions
insurance to cover notary to limits of insurance
✔✔Non-Authorized Acts (notary must refer client to attorney) - ✔✔1. It is against the
law:
To give legal advice unless the notary is a practicing attorney
To assist anyone in preparing, selecting, or determining a legal document
2. If asked to perform these "unlawful practices of law," notary should decline and refer
person to an attorney
✔✔what is an Acknowledgment - ✔✔When a person or issuing agency brings a notary
an executable document to notarize, this notarization is an acknowledgment.
, ✔✔what is an Executable document - ✔✔A document where the document records a
transaction or something that needs to be
carried through.
Examples of Executable Documents
1. Contract
2. Power of attorney
3. Health care directive
4. Mortgage agreement
5. Deed
✔✔penalty for willfully ack false info - ✔✔A certificate of acknowledgment must be
executed under penalty of perjury. A notary who willfully includes false information on
an acknowledgment can be
subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000.00.
✔✔what is an Affidavit - ✔✔A written statement made voluntarily, sworn to be true
before an authorized official such
as a notary.
Example: "I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am acting on my own behalf
and that the forgoing statement(s) are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief
✔✔Examples of Affidavits - ✔✔1. Statement of a witness who may not be able to
appear in court
2. Private school affidavit: parents who desire to home-school their child must file this
affidavit claming that their school complies with the California Education Code
3. Income affidavits: person states his/her income as they have no other documentation
4. Domestic partnership
5. Biographical affidavits, which someone might submit to an insurance company
✔✔Special Identification Circumstances for jurat - what is required if affidavit is
identifying birthdate or age - ✔✔If an affidavit contains specific information identifying
the signer (for example; birth date
or age), photograph, or finger/thumbprint, appropriate documentation is required, such
as certified birth certificate, DMV license or ID card.
✔✔what is Power of Attorney - ✔✔A legal document giving one person (called an
"agent" or "attorney in fact") the power to
act for another person (the "principal"). The agent can have broad or limited authority to
make legal decisions about the principal's property and finance.
1. The power of attorney is used in the event of a principal's illness or disability, or
when the principal can't be present to sign necessary legal documents for
financial transactions
2. A copy of a Power of Attorney may be used if it is "certified."
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔four fines listed at 750 - ✔✔1. negligent failure to discharge fully and faithfully any of
the duties required by notary
2. charging more than the fees prescribed by law
3. failure to complete the ack at the time of notary's signature and seal are affixed to doc
4. failure to administger the oath or affirmation as required by law.
✔✔what 2 violations incur prison charges - ✔✔1. forgery
2. perjury
✔✔Basic Requirements for becoming notary 6 - ✔✔1. Resident of California
2. At least 18 years old
3. Able to read, write, and understand English
4. Complete a Secretary of State-approved six-hour notary course
5. Pass the written state-administered notary public exam
6. Pass a background check
✔✔To become appointed as a notary, all applicants must: - ✔✔1. Complete a six-hour
Secretary of State-approved six-hour notary course
2. Receive a proof of completion certificate
✔✔how long does commission last - ✔✔4 years
✔✔Law requires Notary Public to file official $15,000.00 Surety Bond. what is purpose
of bond - ✔✔Purpose of bond is to protect the public, not the notary
2. The bond provides a limited fund for paying claims against a notary public
✔✔Required materials/supplies to be furnished by notary - ✔✔1. Journal to record
notary acts
2. Notary seal (purchased from approved seal manufacturer)
✔✔what is the optional insurance a notary can get - ✔✔errors and ommissions
insurance to cover notary to limits of insurance
✔✔Non-Authorized Acts (notary must refer client to attorney) - ✔✔1. It is against the
law:
To give legal advice unless the notary is a practicing attorney
To assist anyone in preparing, selecting, or determining a legal document
2. If asked to perform these "unlawful practices of law," notary should decline and refer
person to an attorney
✔✔what is an Acknowledgment - ✔✔When a person or issuing agency brings a notary
an executable document to notarize, this notarization is an acknowledgment.
, ✔✔what is an Executable document - ✔✔A document where the document records a
transaction or something that needs to be
carried through.
Examples of Executable Documents
1. Contract
2. Power of attorney
3. Health care directive
4. Mortgage agreement
5. Deed
✔✔penalty for willfully ack false info - ✔✔A certificate of acknowledgment must be
executed under penalty of perjury. A notary who willfully includes false information on
an acknowledgment can be
subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000.00.
✔✔what is an Affidavit - ✔✔A written statement made voluntarily, sworn to be true
before an authorized official such
as a notary.
Example: "I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am acting on my own behalf
and that the forgoing statement(s) are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief
✔✔Examples of Affidavits - ✔✔1. Statement of a witness who may not be able to
appear in court
2. Private school affidavit: parents who desire to home-school their child must file this
affidavit claming that their school complies with the California Education Code
3. Income affidavits: person states his/her income as they have no other documentation
4. Domestic partnership
5. Biographical affidavits, which someone might submit to an insurance company
✔✔Special Identification Circumstances for jurat - what is required if affidavit is
identifying birthdate or age - ✔✔If an affidavit contains specific information identifying
the signer (for example; birth date
or age), photograph, or finger/thumbprint, appropriate documentation is required, such
as certified birth certificate, DMV license or ID card.
✔✔what is Power of Attorney - ✔✔A legal document giving one person (called an
"agent" or "attorney in fact") the power to
act for another person (the "principal"). The agent can have broad or limited authority to
make legal decisions about the principal's property and finance.
1. The power of attorney is used in the event of a principal's illness or disability, or
when the principal can't be present to sign necessary legal documents for
financial transactions
2. A copy of a Power of Attorney may be used if it is "certified."
