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MONTANA NOTARY FINAL EXAM TEST
ACTUAL PREP QUESTIONS AND WELL
REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS –
ASSURES PASS
What should you do with your stamp when your notary commission expires?
A. Keep it with your employer if the employer paid for it
B. Return it to the vendor
C. Throw it in the trash
D. Send it to the Secretary of State
E. Destroy it - ANSWER -E. Destroy it
The critical requirements of every notarization are:
A. The presence of the signer before the notary at the time of notarization
B. Properly identifying the signer
C. The competency and willingness of the signer to sign
D. A and B
E. All of the above - ANSWER -E. All of the above
A Montana notary's term of office is for:
A. Life
B. Five years
C. Ten years
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D. Four years - ANSWER -D. Four years
Before notarizing a document, a notary should determine the signer's:
A. Competency to understand what he or she is signing
B. Willingness to sign the document freely without any coercion
C. Ability to read and write
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANSWER -D. A and B
Which of the following is not a prohibited notarial act?
A. Notarizing a document from which you are gaining benefits B. Notarizing a
document without the signer appearing before you
C. Notarizing without completing a notarial certificate
D. Notarizing your own signature
E. Notarizing for individuals that you personally know -
ANSWER -D.
Notarizing your own signature
A Montana notary is asked to notarize a will where the signer’s driver’s license
expired nine months ago, and no credible witnesses are present. The signer insists
they are the correct person, and their physical appearance matches the license
photo.
What should the notary do?
A. Proceed with the notarization since the photo matches
B. Proceed only if the signer swears under oath of identity
C. Refuse the notarization due to invalid ID and no witnesses
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D. Accept the expired license if it looks authentic
ANSWER : C
A business client asks a Montana notary to notarize an affidavit written in Spanish,
but the notarial wording is in English. The notary cannot read Spanish and is
unsure of the affidavit’s contents. What is the correct step?
A. Refuse because the notary cannot understand the document
B. Proceed since only the certificate must be understood
C. Proceed only if an interpreter translates the whole document
D. Require the signer to rewrite the affidavit in English
ANSWER : B
A Montana notary performing a remote online notarization (RON) is unsure
whether the software platform provides multifactor authentication for the signer.
What should the notary do?
A. Proceed, since visual confirmation is enough
B. Refuse until the platform’s identity proofing is verified
C. Proceed but note the lack of authentication in their journal
D. Use a personal video call app like Zoom instead
ANSWER : B
Two co-owners of a property request notarization of a deed. One appears
physically before the notary, while the other joins by remote technology. What
must the notary consider?
A. Proceed, since hybrid notarization is acceptable
B. Refuse because both must be in the same form of presence
C. Notarize each separately under different certificates
MONTANA NOTARY FINAL EXAM TEST
ACTUAL PREP QUESTIONS AND WELL
REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS –
ASSURES PASS
What should you do with your stamp when your notary commission expires?
A. Keep it with your employer if the employer paid for it
B. Return it to the vendor
C. Throw it in the trash
D. Send it to the Secretary of State
E. Destroy it - ANSWER -E. Destroy it
The critical requirements of every notarization are:
A. The presence of the signer before the notary at the time of notarization
B. Properly identifying the signer
C. The competency and willingness of the signer to sign
D. A and B
E. All of the above - ANSWER -E. All of the above
A Montana notary's term of office is for:
A. Life
B. Five years
C. Ten years
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D. Four years - ANSWER -D. Four years
Before notarizing a document, a notary should determine the signer's:
A. Competency to understand what he or she is signing
B. Willingness to sign the document freely without any coercion
C. Ability to read and write
D. A and B
E. B and C - ANSWER -D. A and B
Which of the following is not a prohibited notarial act?
A. Notarizing a document from which you are gaining benefits B. Notarizing a
document without the signer appearing before you
C. Notarizing without completing a notarial certificate
D. Notarizing your own signature
E. Notarizing for individuals that you personally know -
ANSWER -D.
Notarizing your own signature
A Montana notary is asked to notarize a will where the signer’s driver’s license
expired nine months ago, and no credible witnesses are present. The signer insists
they are the correct person, and their physical appearance matches the license
photo.
What should the notary do?
A. Proceed with the notarization since the photo matches
B. Proceed only if the signer swears under oath of identity
C. Refuse the notarization due to invalid ID and no witnesses
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D. Accept the expired license if it looks authentic
ANSWER : C
A business client asks a Montana notary to notarize an affidavit written in Spanish,
but the notarial wording is in English. The notary cannot read Spanish and is
unsure of the affidavit’s contents. What is the correct step?
A. Refuse because the notary cannot understand the document
B. Proceed since only the certificate must be understood
C. Proceed only if an interpreter translates the whole document
D. Require the signer to rewrite the affidavit in English
ANSWER : B
A Montana notary performing a remote online notarization (RON) is unsure
whether the software platform provides multifactor authentication for the signer.
What should the notary do?
A. Proceed, since visual confirmation is enough
B. Refuse until the platform’s identity proofing is verified
C. Proceed but note the lack of authentication in their journal
D. Use a personal video call app like Zoom instead
ANSWER : B
Two co-owners of a property request notarization of a deed. One appears
physically before the notary, while the other joins by remote technology. What
must the notary consider?
A. Proceed, since hybrid notarization is acceptable
B. Refuse because both must be in the same form of presence
C. Notarize each separately under different certificates
