2026 NEVADA NOTARY EVALUATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Executing a Jurat - ✔✔The process where a Notary Public determines from personal
knowledge or satisfactory evidence that the affiant is the person named in the
document, administers an oath or affirmation, and the affiant signs the document in the
presence of the Notary Public.
✔✔Jurat of subscribing witness - ✔✔A jurat that requires the subscribing witness to
have been present and witnessed the signature of the principal and must have also
signed the instrument as a witness.
✔✔Personal known requirement - ✔✔The subscribing witness or affiant must be
personally known by the Notary Public and must swear or affirm to having been present
and witnessed the principal sign the instrument.
✔✔Notarial Certificate for Certifying a Copy - ✔✔Includes the individual in possession of
the document, who may or may not be the principal of the document, and the Notary
Public should not add additional names to the certificate.
✔✔Notarial certificate - ✔✔A document that evidences the notarial act and meets the
requirements of NRS 240.1655.
, ✔✔Affiant - ✔✔The individual making the sworn statement in a jurat.
✔✔Notary Public (NP) - ✔✔An authorized individual who performs notarial acts,
including administering oaths and certifying documents.
✔✔Affidavit - ✔✔A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, used as evidence
in court.
✔✔Principal - ✔✔The person whose signature is being notarized.
✔✔Journal - ✔✔A record maintained by the Notary Public that documents the details of
notarial acts performed.
✔✔Satisfactory evidence - ✔✔Information or documentation that establishes the identity
of a signer to the satisfaction of the Notary Public.
✔✔Authentication of federal officials' signatures - ✔✔Federal officials' signatures are
authenticated by the US Department of State.
✔✔Notarial Acts - ✔✔Includes taking acknowledgment, administering an oath or
affirmation, executing a jurat, and certifying a copy.
✔✔Active appointed NP in Nevada - ✔✔To complete notarizations, an individual must
be an appointed NP, in the state of Nevada, and have active status.
✔✔Expired NP status - ✔✔If an NP is in the process of renewal and is expired, they are
not permitted to complete notarizations under their old commission.
✔✔Name change amendment for NP - ✔✔An NP unable to use their stamp must wait
for new stamp and commission information.
✔✔Destroy invalid stamp - ✔✔An NP must destroy any stamp that is no longer valid.
✔✔NRS 240.075 Prohibited acts - ✔✔Includes allowing another person to use a stamp,
signing for an NP, performing a notarial act on a document with only a signature, and
stamping documents that do not require a certificate.
✔✔Notarial certificate restrictions - ✔✔NP shall not complete a notarial certificate on
instruments that influence lawful transactions, contain false statements, intend to
deceive, or endorse products if the NP's name is used.
✔✔Prohibited certified copies - ✔✔Includes birth certificates, death certificates,
marriage certificates, and divorce decrees.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Executing a Jurat - ✔✔The process where a Notary Public determines from personal
knowledge or satisfactory evidence that the affiant is the person named in the
document, administers an oath or affirmation, and the affiant signs the document in the
presence of the Notary Public.
✔✔Jurat of subscribing witness - ✔✔A jurat that requires the subscribing witness to
have been present and witnessed the signature of the principal and must have also
signed the instrument as a witness.
✔✔Personal known requirement - ✔✔The subscribing witness or affiant must be
personally known by the Notary Public and must swear or affirm to having been present
and witnessed the principal sign the instrument.
✔✔Notarial Certificate for Certifying a Copy - ✔✔Includes the individual in possession of
the document, who may or may not be the principal of the document, and the Notary
Public should not add additional names to the certificate.
✔✔Notarial certificate - ✔✔A document that evidences the notarial act and meets the
requirements of NRS 240.1655.
, ✔✔Affiant - ✔✔The individual making the sworn statement in a jurat.
✔✔Notary Public (NP) - ✔✔An authorized individual who performs notarial acts,
including administering oaths and certifying documents.
✔✔Affidavit - ✔✔A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, used as evidence
in court.
✔✔Principal - ✔✔The person whose signature is being notarized.
✔✔Journal - ✔✔A record maintained by the Notary Public that documents the details of
notarial acts performed.
✔✔Satisfactory evidence - ✔✔Information or documentation that establishes the identity
of a signer to the satisfaction of the Notary Public.
✔✔Authentication of federal officials' signatures - ✔✔Federal officials' signatures are
authenticated by the US Department of State.
✔✔Notarial Acts - ✔✔Includes taking acknowledgment, administering an oath or
affirmation, executing a jurat, and certifying a copy.
✔✔Active appointed NP in Nevada - ✔✔To complete notarizations, an individual must
be an appointed NP, in the state of Nevada, and have active status.
✔✔Expired NP status - ✔✔If an NP is in the process of renewal and is expired, they are
not permitted to complete notarizations under their old commission.
✔✔Name change amendment for NP - ✔✔An NP unable to use their stamp must wait
for new stamp and commission information.
✔✔Destroy invalid stamp - ✔✔An NP must destroy any stamp that is no longer valid.
✔✔NRS 240.075 Prohibited acts - ✔✔Includes allowing another person to use a stamp,
signing for an NP, performing a notarial act on a document with only a signature, and
stamping documents that do not require a certificate.
✔✔Notarial certificate restrictions - ✔✔NP shall not complete a notarial certificate on
instruments that influence lawful transactions, contain false statements, intend to
deceive, or endorse products if the NP's name is used.
✔✔Prohibited certified copies - ✔✔Includes birth certificates, death certificates,
marriage certificates, and divorce decrees.
