NC Notary Public Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Acknowledgement - Answers Notarial act in which notary certifies that at a single place & time
all of the following occurred:
a) An individual appeared in person before the notary & presented a record
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual did either of the following: indicated to notary that signature on the record was
individual's signature OR signed record while in physical presence of notary
Acknowledgement - Answers Which notarial act doesn't necessarily require principal to sign in
front of notary?
Affirmation - Answers Notarial Act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary
certifies that at a single time & place all of the following occurred:
a) Individual appeared in person before notary
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury, based on personal honor
WITHOUT invoking a deity or using any form of the word "swear" (instead using "affirm")
Attest/Attestation - Answers Completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a
notarial act
Commission - Answers Empowerment to perform notarial acts & written evidence of authority
to perform those acts
Credible Witness - Answers An individual who is personally known to notary and to who ALL of
the following also apply:
Notary believes
(a) honest & reliable
(b) not a party to/beneficiary of transaction
Crime - Answers Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding & abetting, conspiracy,
solicitation
Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding/abetting, conspiracy, solicitation -
Answers 5 things included in definition of a crime
Acknowledgement - Answers Notarial act in which notary certifies that at a single place & time
all of the following occurred:
a) An individual appeared in person before the notary & presented a record
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual did either of the following: indicated to notary that signature on the record was
individual's signature OR signed record while in physical presence of notary
Acknowledgement - Answers Which notarial act doesn't necessarily require principal to sign in
front of notary?
Affirmation - Answers Notarial Act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary
certifies that at a single time & place all of the following occurred:
a) Individual appeared in person before notary
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury, based on personal honor
WITHOUT invoking a deity or using any form of the word "swear" (instead using "affirm")
Attest/Attestation - Answers Completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a
notarial act
Commission - Answers Empowerment to perform notarial acts & written evidence of authority
to perform those acts
Credible Witness - Answers An individual who is personally known to notary and to who ALL of
the following also apply:
Notary believes
(a) honest & reliable
(b) not a party to/beneficiary of transaction
Crime - Answers Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding & abetting, conspiracy,
solicitation
Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding/abetting, conspiracy, solicitation -
Answers 5 things included in definition of a crime
