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California Notary Exam 2025 — Latest Study Guide,
Practice Test Questions & Updated Requirements to
Pass the CA Notary Public Exam
Prepare for the California Notary Exam 2025 with the newest study guide, updated laws, and
official practice test questions. Learn how to apply, meet the new 2025 notary requirements, and
pass the CA Notary Public test on your first try.
• California Notary Exam 2025
• CA Notary Public exam study guide
• California notary practice test 2025
• California notary requirements 2025
If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by: - ANSWER-One subscribing
witness
A subscribing witness is asked: - ANSWER-- Did you sign as a witness?
- Did their signing acknowledge the signing?
- Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized?
An embossed seal impression - ANSWER-Is acceptable but not required
The following are all notarial actions: - ANSWER-Proof of execution, jurat, oath of office,
acknowledgement
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Credible witnesses must not have: - ANSWER-financial interest in the document
If you resign a position with your employer: - ANSWER-Notify the Secretary of State of any business
address change
T/F: A military notary can charge fees. - ANSWER-False, a military notary cannot charge fees
A person who is not commissioned as a notary but holds themselves out as a notary is: - ANSWER-guilty
of a misdemeanor
T/F: An employer of a notary can copy journal entries of business generated documents in front of a
notary - ANSWER-true
Upon receiving a request for a copy of a transaction, notary shall respond to the request within _____
after receipt of the request and either supply the photostatic copy requested or acknowledge that no
such line item exists. - ANSWER-15 business days
The notary or security bond protects the: - ANSWER-public
The only documents that do not require a seal are: - ANSWER-Subdivision maps
The county named in the venue is where: - ANSWER-the signer personally appeared
If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed: - ANSWER-use any finger and note this in
your journal
Can you notarize an incomplete document? - ANSWER-No, you must refuse
A notary seal must be: - ANSWER-1. Photographically reproduceable
2. Contain the state seal
3. Have a serrated or milled edge border
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The most frequently completed form is the: - ANSWER-acknowledgement
If you advertise as an immigration consultant, you _____ advertise as a notary public. - ANSWER-Cannot
What items must always be entered in a journal? - ANSWER-Date, time, type of document, fees
Some of the elements of a seal are: - ANSWER-- State seal and notary's name
- Expiration date of commission and where the oath is on file
- Sequential ID number of manufacturer and notary's sequential commission number
The main purpose of a credible witness is to: - ANSWER-Identify a signer
Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary - ANSWER-To view the making or the
acknowledging of the mark
A written request for a photocopy of a journal entry must contain: - ANSWER-Type of document, month
and year of notarization, and names of parties
A right thumbprint is not req - ANSWER-Deed of reconveyance
If a private employer and an employee enter into an agreement - ANSWER-Notary actions can be limited
to business transactions
Can you accept an expired DL issued 52 months before presentation to you? - ANSWER-Yes
Notaries cannot certify a copy of a: - ANSWER-Journal entry requested by a member of the public
A proof of execution may be performed on a - ANSWER-Deed of reconveyance
California Notary Exam 2025 — Latest Study Guide,
Practice Test Questions & Updated Requirements to
Pass the CA Notary Public Exam
Prepare for the California Notary Exam 2025 with the newest study guide, updated laws, and
official practice test questions. Learn how to apply, meet the new 2025 notary requirements, and
pass the CA Notary Public test on your first try.
• California Notary Exam 2025
• CA Notary Public exam study guide
• California notary practice test 2025
• California notary requirements 2025
If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by: - ANSWER-One subscribing
witness
A subscribing witness is asked: - ANSWER-- Did you sign as a witness?
- Did their signing acknowledge the signing?
- Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized?
An embossed seal impression - ANSWER-Is acceptable but not required
The following are all notarial actions: - ANSWER-Proof of execution, jurat, oath of office,
acknowledgement
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Credible witnesses must not have: - ANSWER-financial interest in the document
If you resign a position with your employer: - ANSWER-Notify the Secretary of State of any business
address change
T/F: A military notary can charge fees. - ANSWER-False, a military notary cannot charge fees
A person who is not commissioned as a notary but holds themselves out as a notary is: - ANSWER-guilty
of a misdemeanor
T/F: An employer of a notary can copy journal entries of business generated documents in front of a
notary - ANSWER-true
Upon receiving a request for a copy of a transaction, notary shall respond to the request within _____
after receipt of the request and either supply the photostatic copy requested or acknowledge that no
such line item exists. - ANSWER-15 business days
The notary or security bond protects the: - ANSWER-public
The only documents that do not require a seal are: - ANSWER-Subdivision maps
The county named in the venue is where: - ANSWER-the signer personally appeared
If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed: - ANSWER-use any finger and note this in
your journal
Can you notarize an incomplete document? - ANSWER-No, you must refuse
A notary seal must be: - ANSWER-1. Photographically reproduceable
2. Contain the state seal
3. Have a serrated or milled edge border
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The most frequently completed form is the: - ANSWER-acknowledgement
If you advertise as an immigration consultant, you _____ advertise as a notary public. - ANSWER-Cannot
What items must always be entered in a journal? - ANSWER-Date, time, type of document, fees
Some of the elements of a seal are: - ANSWER-- State seal and notary's name
- Expiration date of commission and where the oath is on file
- Sequential ID number of manufacturer and notary's sequential commission number
The main purpose of a credible witness is to: - ANSWER-Identify a signer
Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary - ANSWER-To view the making or the
acknowledging of the mark
A written request for a photocopy of a journal entry must contain: - ANSWER-Type of document, month
and year of notarization, and names of parties
A right thumbprint is not req - ANSWER-Deed of reconveyance
If a private employer and an employee enter into an agreement - ANSWER-Notary actions can be limited
to business transactions
Can you accept an expired DL issued 52 months before presentation to you? - ANSWER-Yes
Notaries cannot certify a copy of a: - ANSWER-Journal entry requested by a member of the public
A proof of execution may be performed on a - ANSWER-Deed of reconveyance
