NNA TRAINING 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔what must your seal be? - ✔✔photographically reproducible
✔✔what would be the maximum dimensions for a rectangular embosser? - ✔✔1x2 1/2
inches
✔✔a document has the following certificate in it 'subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed teh same'. which notarial act does it
represent? - ✔✔acknowledgement
✔✔what do we write in the venue 'state of california county of'? - ✔✔the state and
county where the notarization takes place
✔✔whose name gets printed after the words personally appeared? - ✔✔signer
✔✔whose signature goes on the signature line? - ✔✔notary
✔✔what needs to go in the blank space in the lower left-hand part of the certificate? -
✔✔notary's seal
✔✔the vp of a company based in colorado requests that you notarize his signature on a
corporate document that will be filed in the company's headquarters in denver. read the
certificate and determine whether you may execute it for a document filed outside of
california. - ✔✔no, you are not allowed to acknowledge representative capacity.
✔✔does an acknowledgement require the notary to witness the signing of the
document? - ✔✔no, the signer could have executed the document before personal
appearance
✔✔california acknowledgement wording must be used for all documents filed in the
united states. true or false? - ✔✔false, only for documents filed in california.
✔✔which of the following is a requirement of an acknowledgement? - ✔✔signer affirms
his/her signature before a notary
✔✔for an acknowledgement, a notary certifies: - ✔✔signer acknowledges their
signature before a notary
✔✔oath - ✔✔pledge to a supreme being, requires personal appearance before a notary
in relation to a jurat or as a notarial act in its own right
, ✔✔affirmation - ✔✔spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no
preference to a supreme being, made before a notary in relation to a jurat or as a
notarial act in its own right. pledge on one's own personal honor, requires personal
appearance.
✔✔'i need to swear my list is true' can nigel notary help with heather's request? -
✔✔yes
✔✔does nigel notary need to ask heather homeowner what type of notarization she
needs? - ✔✔no, since heather has told nigel she needs to swear her list is true, it
means that she wants to take an oak or affirmation that her document is true.
✔✔affidavit - ✔✔a written statement signed before a notary by a person who swears or
affirms that the statement is true
✔✔deposition - ✔✔spoken testimony transcribed into a written document
✔✔notary fees for a deposition - ✔✔$30 for all services in connection with the taking of
any deposition. administering an oath to the witness $7 and for the certificate for a
deposition $7
✔✔a signer comes to you and asks you to notarize his signature on a statement and
give him an oath. What type of notarization is this? - ✔✔jurat, always requires an oath
or affirmation.
✔✔can a california notary complete a florida jurat certificate that will be filed out of
state? - ✔✔no, california notaries must always use the california wording for a jurat. if,
however, they are performing an acknowledgment, they may, fill out an
acknowledgment from another state if the wording is for the individual only.
✔✔a signer brings a document that includes a 2x2 inch photo of himself and his date of
birth. can you use his u.s. passport to verify his age? - ✔✔no, you may use the passport
to verify the signer's identity. but for verifying age/birthdate in this special circumstance,
you must see the signer's driver's license or non-driver's id issued by the ca dmv or a
certified copy of their birth certificate.
✔✔can you use two credible identifying witnesses to identify a signer for a jurat? -
✔✔yes, this is satisfactory evidence.
✔✔subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me... proved to me on a basis of
satisfactory evidence. what do these words certify? - ✔✔the signer has proper id
RATED A+
✔✔what must your seal be? - ✔✔photographically reproducible
✔✔what would be the maximum dimensions for a rectangular embosser? - ✔✔1x2 1/2
inches
✔✔a document has the following certificate in it 'subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed teh same'. which notarial act does it
represent? - ✔✔acknowledgement
✔✔what do we write in the venue 'state of california county of'? - ✔✔the state and
county where the notarization takes place
✔✔whose name gets printed after the words personally appeared? - ✔✔signer
✔✔whose signature goes on the signature line? - ✔✔notary
✔✔what needs to go in the blank space in the lower left-hand part of the certificate? -
✔✔notary's seal
✔✔the vp of a company based in colorado requests that you notarize his signature on a
corporate document that will be filed in the company's headquarters in denver. read the
certificate and determine whether you may execute it for a document filed outside of
california. - ✔✔no, you are not allowed to acknowledge representative capacity.
✔✔does an acknowledgement require the notary to witness the signing of the
document? - ✔✔no, the signer could have executed the document before personal
appearance
✔✔california acknowledgement wording must be used for all documents filed in the
united states. true or false? - ✔✔false, only for documents filed in california.
✔✔which of the following is a requirement of an acknowledgement? - ✔✔signer affirms
his/her signature before a notary
✔✔for an acknowledgement, a notary certifies: - ✔✔signer acknowledges their
signature before a notary
✔✔oath - ✔✔pledge to a supreme being, requires personal appearance before a notary
in relation to a jurat or as a notarial act in its own right
, ✔✔affirmation - ✔✔spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no
preference to a supreme being, made before a notary in relation to a jurat or as a
notarial act in its own right. pledge on one's own personal honor, requires personal
appearance.
✔✔'i need to swear my list is true' can nigel notary help with heather's request? -
✔✔yes
✔✔does nigel notary need to ask heather homeowner what type of notarization she
needs? - ✔✔no, since heather has told nigel she needs to swear her list is true, it
means that she wants to take an oak or affirmation that her document is true.
✔✔affidavit - ✔✔a written statement signed before a notary by a person who swears or
affirms that the statement is true
✔✔deposition - ✔✔spoken testimony transcribed into a written document
✔✔notary fees for a deposition - ✔✔$30 for all services in connection with the taking of
any deposition. administering an oath to the witness $7 and for the certificate for a
deposition $7
✔✔a signer comes to you and asks you to notarize his signature on a statement and
give him an oath. What type of notarization is this? - ✔✔jurat, always requires an oath
or affirmation.
✔✔can a california notary complete a florida jurat certificate that will be filed out of
state? - ✔✔no, california notaries must always use the california wording for a jurat. if,
however, they are performing an acknowledgment, they may, fill out an
acknowledgment from another state if the wording is for the individual only.
✔✔a signer brings a document that includes a 2x2 inch photo of himself and his date of
birth. can you use his u.s. passport to verify his age? - ✔✔no, you may use the passport
to verify the signer's identity. but for verifying age/birthdate in this special circumstance,
you must see the signer's driver's license or non-driver's id issued by the ca dmv or a
certified copy of their birth certificate.
✔✔can you use two credible identifying witnesses to identify a signer for a jurat? -
✔✔yes, this is satisfactory evidence.
✔✔subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me... proved to me on a basis of
satisfactory evidence. what do these words certify? - ✔✔the signer has proper id
