NOTARY PUBLIC TEST – PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
STUDYGLOBAL
NOTARY
5/6/25
,Here's a short and practical study plan for preparing for a Notary Test:
3-Day Notary Test Study Plan
Day 1: Core Concepts & Legal Duties
Review qualifications and responsibilities of a notary
Study different notarial acts: acknowledgments, jurats, oaths/affirmations
Learn when and how each act is properly performed
Day 2: Procedures & Prohibited Acts
Understand proper identification and signer presence rules
Review how to fill out a notary journal and certificates
Memorize actions notaries are legally prohibited from doing (e.g., notarizing for yourself)
Day 3: Practice & Review
Take a full practice test or question set
Review mistakes and revisit difficult topics
Skim your state’s notary handbook or official guide for final refresh
Notary Test – Practice Questions
Introduction:
The following practice questions are designed to help you prepare for the Notary Public Test by
reviewing essential duties, legal requirements, and real-world notarial scenarios. These questions reflect
the key knowledge areas needed to perform notarial acts accurately and in compliance with state laws.
Use this section to test your understanding, reinforce important concepts, and identify topics you may
need to review before exam day.
QUESTIONS:
, Definition: Acknowledgment - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a
signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence,
has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated
purpose.
Definition: Commission - Accurate answers (a) to empower to perform notarial acts; or
(b) the written document that gives authority to perform notarial acts, including the Certificate of
Authority of Notary Public that the lieutenant governor issues to a notary.
Definition: Copy certification - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a
photocopy is an accurate copy of a document that is neither a public record nor publicly recorded.
Definition: Electronic signature - Accurate answers an electronic sound, symbol, or process
attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to
sign the record.
Definition: Jurat - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies:
(a) the identity of a signer who:
(i) is personally known to the notary; or
(ii) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the signer's identity;
(b) that the signer affirms or swears an oath attesting to the truthfulness of a document; and
(c) that the signer voluntarily signs the document in the presence of the notary.
Definition: "Notarial act" or "notarization" - Accurate answers an act that a notary is authorized to
perform under Section 46-1-6:
(1) A notary may perform the following acts:
(a) a jurat;
(b) an acknowledgment;
(c) a signature witnessing;
(d) a copy certification; and
(e) an oath or affirmation.
(2) A notary may not:
(a) perform an act as a notary that is not described in Subsection (1); or
(b) perform an act described in Subsection (1) if the person for whom the notary performs the notarial
act is not in the physical presence of the notary at the time the notary performs the act.
Definition: Notarial certificate - Accurate answers the affidavit described in Section 46-1-6.5 that is:
(a) a part of or attached to a notarized document; and
(b) completed by the notary and bears the notary's signature and seal.
Definition: Notary - Accurate answers any person commissioned to perform notarial acts under
this chapter
Definition: "Oath" or "affirmation" - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies that
a person made a vow or affirmation in the presence of the notary on penalty of perjury.
WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
STUDYGLOBAL
NOTARY
5/6/25
,Here's a short and practical study plan for preparing for a Notary Test:
3-Day Notary Test Study Plan
Day 1: Core Concepts & Legal Duties
Review qualifications and responsibilities of a notary
Study different notarial acts: acknowledgments, jurats, oaths/affirmations
Learn when and how each act is properly performed
Day 2: Procedures & Prohibited Acts
Understand proper identification and signer presence rules
Review how to fill out a notary journal and certificates
Memorize actions notaries are legally prohibited from doing (e.g., notarizing for yourself)
Day 3: Practice & Review
Take a full practice test or question set
Review mistakes and revisit difficult topics
Skim your state’s notary handbook or official guide for final refresh
Notary Test – Practice Questions
Introduction:
The following practice questions are designed to help you prepare for the Notary Public Test by
reviewing essential duties, legal requirements, and real-world notarial scenarios. These questions reflect
the key knowledge areas needed to perform notarial acts accurately and in compliance with state laws.
Use this section to test your understanding, reinforce important concepts, and identify topics you may
need to review before exam day.
QUESTIONS:
, Definition: Acknowledgment - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a
signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence,
has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated
purpose.
Definition: Commission - Accurate answers (a) to empower to perform notarial acts; or
(b) the written document that gives authority to perform notarial acts, including the Certificate of
Authority of Notary Public that the lieutenant governor issues to a notary.
Definition: Copy certification - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a
photocopy is an accurate copy of a document that is neither a public record nor publicly recorded.
Definition: Electronic signature - Accurate answers an electronic sound, symbol, or process
attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to
sign the record.
Definition: Jurat - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies:
(a) the identity of a signer who:
(i) is personally known to the notary; or
(ii) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the signer's identity;
(b) that the signer affirms or swears an oath attesting to the truthfulness of a document; and
(c) that the signer voluntarily signs the document in the presence of the notary.
Definition: "Notarial act" or "notarization" - Accurate answers an act that a notary is authorized to
perform under Section 46-1-6:
(1) A notary may perform the following acts:
(a) a jurat;
(b) an acknowledgment;
(c) a signature witnessing;
(d) a copy certification; and
(e) an oath or affirmation.
(2) A notary may not:
(a) perform an act as a notary that is not described in Subsection (1); or
(b) perform an act described in Subsection (1) if the person for whom the notary performs the notarial
act is not in the physical presence of the notary at the time the notary performs the act.
Definition: Notarial certificate - Accurate answers the affidavit described in Section 46-1-6.5 that is:
(a) a part of or attached to a notarized document; and
(b) completed by the notary and bears the notary's signature and seal.
Definition: Notary - Accurate answers any person commissioned to perform notarial acts under
this chapter
Definition: "Oath" or "affirmation" - Accurate answers a notarial act in which a notary certifies that
a person made a vow or affirmation in the presence of the notary on penalty of perjury.
