NOTARY PRACTICE UPDATED TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The notary stamp may be:
a. Triangle
b. Rectangular
c. Only a circle
d. None of the above - ✔✔B. Rectangular
✔✔The size of the stamp could be:
a. A 6-foot diameter
b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
c. 2 ½ inches by 6 inches
d. One foot square - ✔✔B. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
✔✔If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it:
a. Agent
b. Employer
c. Lawyer
d. Trustor or Trustee - ✔✔D. Trustor or Trustee
✔✔The fine for overcharging for a nonimmigration form is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $75,000
d. Up to $750 - ✔✔D. Up to $750
✔✔The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $1,500
d. Up to $750 - ✔✔C. Up to $1,500
✔✔Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable
by a civil penalty of up to:
a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $500
d. $2,500 - ✔✔D. $2,500
✔✔What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language that you
use that you are not an attorney and cannot give legal advice:
a. Up to $750 fine
,b. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission and on second
time - revocation of commission for life
c. Two - four years in prison
d. $75,000 fine - ✔✔B. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of
commission and on second time - revocation of commission for life
✔✔When a regulation states 30 days it means:
a. Calendar days
b. Business days
c. a & b
d. none of the above - ✔✔A. Calendar days
✔✔Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your
commission will expire:
a. Immediately - you were too late
b. 8/31/09
c. 9/24/05
d. 9/1/15 - ✔✔B. 8/31/09
✔✔The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is:
a. $0
b. $10.00
c. $5.00
d. Negotiable - ✔✔A. $0
✔✔A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:
a. Civil Code
b. Probate Code
c. Bus. & Prof. Code
d. Notary Public Code - ✔✔B. Probate Code
✔✔You may turn your journal over to:
a. Your Employer
b. No one
c. A Peace Officer with probable cause
d. An Auditor - ✔✔C. A Peace Officer with probable cause
✔✔During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X
signer:
a. At least three
b. Two
c. One
d. None - ✔✔C. One
, ✔✔If you move, you must contact the:
a. Secretary of State
b. Your employer
c. County Clerk
d. Department of Notary Public - ✔✔A. Secretary of State
✔✔If you move, you must contact the proper authority within:
a. 1 day
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 6 months - ✔✔C. 30 days
✔✔If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of
State within:
a. 1 day
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 1 month - ✔✔B. 10 days
✔✔A commission is valid for ______ years:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 12 years - ✔✔C. 4 years
✔✔Your 4-year notary bond is worth:
a. $15,000
b. $750
c. $75,000
d. $1,500 - ✔✔A. $15,000
✔✔The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:
a. One year
b. Two years
c. Three years
d. Four years - ✔✔D. Four years
✔✔To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 5 years
d. 10 years - ✔✔C. 5 years
✔✔What does not need to be on a passport?
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The notary stamp may be:
a. Triangle
b. Rectangular
c. Only a circle
d. None of the above - ✔✔B. Rectangular
✔✔The size of the stamp could be:
a. A 6-foot diameter
b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
c. 2 ½ inches by 6 inches
d. One foot square - ✔✔B. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
✔✔If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it:
a. Agent
b. Employer
c. Lawyer
d. Trustor or Trustee - ✔✔D. Trustor or Trustee
✔✔The fine for overcharging for a nonimmigration form is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $75,000
d. Up to $750 - ✔✔D. Up to $750
✔✔The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $1,500
d. Up to $750 - ✔✔C. Up to $1,500
✔✔Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable
by a civil penalty of up to:
a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $500
d. $2,500 - ✔✔D. $2,500
✔✔What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language that you
use that you are not an attorney and cannot give legal advice:
a. Up to $750 fine
,b. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission and on second
time - revocation of commission for life
c. Two - four years in prison
d. $75,000 fine - ✔✔B. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of
commission and on second time - revocation of commission for life
✔✔When a regulation states 30 days it means:
a. Calendar days
b. Business days
c. a & b
d. none of the above - ✔✔A. Calendar days
✔✔Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your
commission will expire:
a. Immediately - you were too late
b. 8/31/09
c. 9/24/05
d. 9/1/15 - ✔✔B. 8/31/09
✔✔The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is:
a. $0
b. $10.00
c. $5.00
d. Negotiable - ✔✔A. $0
✔✔A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:
a. Civil Code
b. Probate Code
c. Bus. & Prof. Code
d. Notary Public Code - ✔✔B. Probate Code
✔✔You may turn your journal over to:
a. Your Employer
b. No one
c. A Peace Officer with probable cause
d. An Auditor - ✔✔C. A Peace Officer with probable cause
✔✔During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X
signer:
a. At least three
b. Two
c. One
d. None - ✔✔C. One
, ✔✔If you move, you must contact the:
a. Secretary of State
b. Your employer
c. County Clerk
d. Department of Notary Public - ✔✔A. Secretary of State
✔✔If you move, you must contact the proper authority within:
a. 1 day
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 6 months - ✔✔C. 30 days
✔✔If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of
State within:
a. 1 day
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 1 month - ✔✔B. 10 days
✔✔A commission is valid for ______ years:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 12 years - ✔✔C. 4 years
✔✔Your 4-year notary bond is worth:
a. $15,000
b. $750
c. $75,000
d. $1,500 - ✔✔A. $15,000
✔✔The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:
a. One year
b. Two years
c. Three years
d. Four years - ✔✔D. Four years
✔✔To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 5 years
d. 10 years - ✔✔C. 5 years
✔✔What does not need to be on a passport?
