Indiana Notary Public 2025 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS |MOST TESTED |AND ANSWERS (
100% ACCURATE) GET IT RIGHT!!
How old do you have to be to become a notary? - ✔✔18 years of age
Do you have to live in IN to become a notary? - ✔✔You have to be a citizen or permanent
resident of the US OR primarily employed in the state of IN
How often do you have to take continuing education courses? - ✔✔Every 2 years
What is the fee to complete the continuing edeucation? - ✔✔$50
How do you make a correction to a notarial certificate? - ✔✔Draw a line through the mistake
in ink and print the correct info immediately above the mistake with your initial and date by it.
What must be included on notary seal? - ✔✔1. "notary public"
2. "state of Indiana"
3. "seal"
4. the name of the notary public exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission
certificate
5. commission number
6. "my commission expires"
What does jurisdiction mean? - ✔✔with respect to the parties, subject matter and place.
, Where do IN notaries have the authority to attest/authenticate to affirmations? - ✔✔In the
state of Indiana
What is a certified copy? - ✔✔a copy of a record that can only be issued by the original
issuing organization or agency or a specifically authorized agent of the original issuer.
Can a notary create or certify copies of official records or documents? - ✔✔No; a notary
public does not have authority to create or certify copies of official records or documents.
What is a true copy? - ✔✔a copy of any document containing a notarized affidavit or
attestation of the person who made the copy that it is an accurate, "true" and complete copy of
the original.
Does the person signing the document have to be physically in your presence? - ✔✔Yes; the
person signing the document must be physically in your presence for the notarization to be
valid.
What are the 3 possible ways for a notary to verify the identity of the signer? - ✔✔1.
identification documents, 2. personal knowledge, 3. credible witness
How long can ID be expired? - ✔✔Must be current and not expired more than 3 years.
What is a credible witness? - ✔✔The notary personally knows someone who swears that he
or she personally knows the signer.
What is Notario Publico? - ✔✔(a class A misdemeanor) fraudulent advertising or
misrepresentation by a notary who is not an attorney in good standing and admitted to practice
law in IN
QUESTIONS |MOST TESTED |AND ANSWERS (
100% ACCURATE) GET IT RIGHT!!
How old do you have to be to become a notary? - ✔✔18 years of age
Do you have to live in IN to become a notary? - ✔✔You have to be a citizen or permanent
resident of the US OR primarily employed in the state of IN
How often do you have to take continuing education courses? - ✔✔Every 2 years
What is the fee to complete the continuing edeucation? - ✔✔$50
How do you make a correction to a notarial certificate? - ✔✔Draw a line through the mistake
in ink and print the correct info immediately above the mistake with your initial and date by it.
What must be included on notary seal? - ✔✔1. "notary public"
2. "state of Indiana"
3. "seal"
4. the name of the notary public exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission
certificate
5. commission number
6. "my commission expires"
What does jurisdiction mean? - ✔✔with respect to the parties, subject matter and place.
, Where do IN notaries have the authority to attest/authenticate to affirmations? - ✔✔In the
state of Indiana
What is a certified copy? - ✔✔a copy of a record that can only be issued by the original
issuing organization or agency or a specifically authorized agent of the original issuer.
Can a notary create or certify copies of official records or documents? - ✔✔No; a notary
public does not have authority to create or certify copies of official records or documents.
What is a true copy? - ✔✔a copy of any document containing a notarized affidavit or
attestation of the person who made the copy that it is an accurate, "true" and complete copy of
the original.
Does the person signing the document have to be physically in your presence? - ✔✔Yes; the
person signing the document must be physically in your presence for the notarization to be
valid.
What are the 3 possible ways for a notary to verify the identity of the signer? - ✔✔1.
identification documents, 2. personal knowledge, 3. credible witness
How long can ID be expired? - ✔✔Must be current and not expired more than 3 years.
What is a credible witness? - ✔✔The notary personally knows someone who swears that he
or she personally knows the signer.
What is Notario Publico? - ✔✔(a class A misdemeanor) fraudulent advertising or
misrepresentation by a notary who is not an attorney in good standing and admitted to practice
law in IN
