CT NOTARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Any eighteen-year-old or older person who is a _______, may apply to become a notary
public in the state of Connecticut - Answer -resident of Connecticut or who has his/her
principal place of business in Connecticut
The application for appointment as notary public must be completed __________, with
the Office of the Secretary of the State. - Answer -partly online and partly in the
applicant's own handwriting, along with the nonrefundable statutory fee of one hundred
and twenty dollars ($120.00)
Applicants must provide _____ - Answer -their residence address
Non residents - Answer -give principle place of employment/business. Must kept
current as it affects your notary public status
Effective NOVEMBER 2019, all applicants MUST provide _____ - Answer -a valid
email address and all correspondence will be sent to that address. A business address
will not be used.
The examination is incorporated into _________ and must be completed by each
applicant - Answer -the online notary public application form
T/F) ALL questions on the exam must be answered correctly before an applicant will be
appointed a notary public - Answer -True
Exam pending in the system for more than 90 days will result ____ - Answer -in a
failure. Exam is not returned and will have to restart.
If a submitted application is deficient, the applicant will receive a deficiency notice by
email. Unless the applicant corrects the deficiencies _____ - Answer -within 90 days,
the application and fee will be forfeited (lost/forgiven).
The Secretary of the State may deny an appointment to any individual who has
_____________ - Answer -been convicted of a felony or a crime; who has had a
previous commission revoked; or who has engaged in some form of notarial
misconduct.
This denial does not meet ____ - Answer -honesty and integrity
The secretary may also deny______ for the same reasons. - Answer -renewal of an
appointment
, T/F The notary public is a public official appointed by the Secretary of the State through
the power vested in the secretary by state law. - Answer -True
The notary has the power to administer ______________ - Answer -oaths, take
acknowledgements and preform other duties as permitted by law
It is the duty of all notaries to serve the public and they may not unreasonably refuse to
perform a notarial act for any member of the public who tenders the
_______________________________ - Answer -statutory fee and meets all
requirements prescribed by statute.
The notary must exercise equal care not to exceed the authority of the office by
_____________ - Answer -offering opinions or advice to persons requesting
performance of notarial acts.
Required - Answer -Integrity and Skill.
The notary must always comply with Connecticut state law and provide high quality
service, while remembering that a ________ - Answer -notary public does not have the
training or authority to prepare legal documents or recommend a course of action in
legal transactions
History) Mentions of its forerunners - Answer --scriba
-notarii
-tabularii
-tabelliones
Notarius - Answer --taking notes
-drafting instruments
-Was to put agreements on a written record
With the growth of commerce and organized civil life, these same services were needed
for ______ - Answer -instruments of contract, disposition of property, and court records,
etc
On October 25, 1639, ________, a member of Connecticut's New Haven Colony,
became the first notary public in America. - Answer -Thomas Fugill
Appointed many notaries as commercial interests. Used by merchants and shipmasters
to ______ - Answer -attest and certify acts in 1784
Under, chapter __________, notaries were given the power to administer oaths, take
depositions and acknowledge deeds - Answer -XXVII of the acts of 1833
Any eighteen-year-old or older person who is a _______, may apply to become a notary
public in the state of Connecticut - Answer -resident of Connecticut or who has his/her
principal place of business in Connecticut
The application for appointment as notary public must be completed __________, with
the Office of the Secretary of the State. - Answer -partly online and partly in the
applicant's own handwriting, along with the nonrefundable statutory fee of one hundred
and twenty dollars ($120.00)
Applicants must provide _____ - Answer -their residence address
Non residents - Answer -give principle place of employment/business. Must kept
current as it affects your notary public status
Effective NOVEMBER 2019, all applicants MUST provide _____ - Answer -a valid
email address and all correspondence will be sent to that address. A business address
will not be used.
The examination is incorporated into _________ and must be completed by each
applicant - Answer -the online notary public application form
T/F) ALL questions on the exam must be answered correctly before an applicant will be
appointed a notary public - Answer -True
Exam pending in the system for more than 90 days will result ____ - Answer -in a
failure. Exam is not returned and will have to restart.
If a submitted application is deficient, the applicant will receive a deficiency notice by
email. Unless the applicant corrects the deficiencies _____ - Answer -within 90 days,
the application and fee will be forfeited (lost/forgiven).
The Secretary of the State may deny an appointment to any individual who has
_____________ - Answer -been convicted of a felony or a crime; who has had a
previous commission revoked; or who has engaged in some form of notarial
misconduct.
This denial does not meet ____ - Answer -honesty and integrity
The secretary may also deny______ for the same reasons. - Answer -renewal of an
appointment
, T/F The notary public is a public official appointed by the Secretary of the State through
the power vested in the secretary by state law. - Answer -True
The notary has the power to administer ______________ - Answer -oaths, take
acknowledgements and preform other duties as permitted by law
It is the duty of all notaries to serve the public and they may not unreasonably refuse to
perform a notarial act for any member of the public who tenders the
_______________________________ - Answer -statutory fee and meets all
requirements prescribed by statute.
The notary must exercise equal care not to exceed the authority of the office by
_____________ - Answer -offering opinions or advice to persons requesting
performance of notarial acts.
Required - Answer -Integrity and Skill.
The notary must always comply with Connecticut state law and provide high quality
service, while remembering that a ________ - Answer -notary public does not have the
training or authority to prepare legal documents or recommend a course of action in
legal transactions
History) Mentions of its forerunners - Answer --scriba
-notarii
-tabularii
-tabelliones
Notarius - Answer --taking notes
-drafting instruments
-Was to put agreements on a written record
With the growth of commerce and organized civil life, these same services were needed
for ______ - Answer -instruments of contract, disposition of property, and court records,
etc
On October 25, 1639, ________, a member of Connecticut's New Haven Colony,
became the first notary public in America. - Answer -Thomas Fugill
Appointed many notaries as commercial interests. Used by merchants and shipmasters
to ______ - Answer -attest and certify acts in 1784
Under, chapter __________, notaries were given the power to administer oaths, take
depositions and acknowledge deeds - Answer -XXVII of the acts of 1833
